Demonstration of plasmid-mediated drug resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus.
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Plasmid-mediated kanamycin resistance was detected in a strain of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii responsible for a nationwide epidemic of surgical infections in Brazil. The plasmid did not influence susceptibility to tobramycin, streptomycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, clarithromycin, or ciprofloxacin. Plasmid-mediated drug resistance has not been described so far in mycobacteria.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014