Plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae lacking inducible chromosomal ampC genes: prevalence at a Swiss university hospital and occurrence of the different molecular types in Switzerland

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Feb;61(2):457-8. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm472. Epub 2007 Dec 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Plasmids / biosynthesis
  • Plasmids / genetics*
  • Plasmids / isolation & purification
  • Prevalence
  • Switzerland / epidemiology
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*
  • beta-Lactamases / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • AmpC beta-lactamases
  • beta-Lactamases