Reservoir of antimicrobial resistance determinants associated with horizontal gene transfer in clinical isolates of the genus Shewanella

Although Shewanella is usually considered an environmental genus, different clinical infections have appeared in recent years (4, 7). Treatment of such infections is difficult due to the lack of knowledge concerning the natural antimicrobial resistance as well as the recommended antibiotic treatment...

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Autores: Ramirez, Maria Soledad, Merkier, Andrea Karina, Almuzara, Marisa, Vay, Carlos Alberto, Centrón, Daniela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/216608
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/216608
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Shewanella
Integron
Beta-lactamases
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
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Sumario:Although Shewanella is usually considered an environmental genus, different clinical infections have appeared in recent years (4, 7). Treatment of such infections is difficult due to the lack of knowledge concerning the natural antimicrobial resistance as well as the recommended antibiotic treatment of their infections (11). The aim of our study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms acquired by this genus in the nosocomial environment.