Abstract
The plasmid-borne mph(A) gene that confers resistance to azithromycin and has recently emerged in Shigella sonnei is present in multidrug- and non-multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from 4 continents. Further spread of mph(A) to Shigella and Salmonella spp. may be expected.
MeSH terms
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
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Escherichia coli / drug effects*
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Escherichia coli / genetics*
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Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
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Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism
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Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
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Macrolides / pharmacology*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Substances
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Escherichia coli Proteins
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Macrolides