Ann Lab Med.  2014 Nov;34(6):487-488. 10.3343/alm.2014.34.6.487.

Discovery of a Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Serratia marcescens Clinical Isolate without Quinolone Resistance-Determining Region Mutations

• Yang H
• Chen G
• Cheng J
• Liu Y
• Hu L
• Ye Y
• Li J

• KMID: 2129580
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2014.34.6.487

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins/genetics
Drug Resistance, Bacterial/*genetics
Fluoroquinolones/*pharmacology
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Serratia Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology
Serratia marcescens/*drug effects/genetics/isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Fluoroquinolones

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