Open AccessMolecular Characterization of Nitroimidazole Resistance in Metronidazole-Resistant <i>Bacteroides</i> Species Isolated from Hospital Patients in Kuwait
Author(s) -
Wafaa Jamal,
Vincent O. Rotimi,
John Brazier,
Molly Johny,
Wafaa M. Wetieh,
B. I. Duerden
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000076954
Subject(s) - gene , bacteroides , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
The aim of this study was to screen for infections caused by metronidazole (MTZ)-resistant Bacteroides spp., and to characterize the genes that encode the MTZ resistance.
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