Fluoroquinolone resistance in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Japanese tertiary hospital: silent shifting to CTX-M-15-producing K. pneumoniae | Zendy

Masashi Higashino | Zendy; Mika Murata | Zendy; Yoshitomo Morinaga | Zendy; Norihiko Akamatsu | Zendy; Junichi Matsuda | Zendy; Kazuaki Takeda | Zendy; Norihito Kaku | Zendy; Kosuke Kosai | Zendy; Naoki Uno | Zendy; Hiroo Hasegawa | Zendy; Katsunori Yanagihara | Zendy

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Fluoroquinolone resistance in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Japanese tertiary hospital: silent shifting to CTX-M-15-producing K. pneumoniae

Author(s) -

Masashi Higashino,

Mika Murata,

Yoshitomo Morinaga,

Norihiko Akamatsu,

Junichi Matsuda,

Kazuaki Takeda,

Norihito Kaku,

Kosuke Kosai,

Naoki Uno,

Hiroo Hasegawa,

Katsunori Yanagihara

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91

H-Index - 117

eISSN - 1473-5644

pISSN - 0022-2615

DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000577

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , levofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , biology , multilocus sequence typing , quinolone , intergenic region , typing , virology , antibiotics , genetics , gene , escherichia coli , genome

Fluoroquinolone resistance (FQ-r) in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers is an urgent health concern in countries where ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae (ESBL-Kpn) is prevalent. We investigated FQ-r in Japan where ESBL-Kpn is less prevalent.

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