Fluoroquinolone resistant mechanisms in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Cairo, Egypt | Zendy

Rasha A. Hashem | Zendy; Aymen S. Yassin | Zendy; Hamdallah Zedan | Zendy; Magdy A. Amin | Zendy

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Fluoroquinolone resistant mechanisms in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Cairo, Egypt

Author(s) -

Rasha A. Hashem,

Aymen S. Yassin,

Hamdallah Zedan,

Magdy A. Amin

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3105

Subject(s) - efflux , ciprofloxacin , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , multiple drug resistance , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a persistent problem in community and health care settings. Fluoroquinolones are among the drugs of choice used to treat MRSA infections. This study aims to identify different mechanisms of fluoroquinolne resistance in local MRSA random sampling isolates in Cairo, Egypt.

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