Escherichia coli as Reservoir for Macrolide Resistance Genes

Emerging Infectious Diseases

卷:15

关键词: Antimicrobial resistance;    shigellosis;    azithromycin;    erythromycin;    Escherichia coli;    bacteria;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid1510.090696

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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