Rapid Emergence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Containing Multiple Gentamicin Resistance-Associated Integrons, the Netherlands

Rapid Emergence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Containing Multiple Gentamicin Resistance-Associated Integrons, the Netherlands

In a hematology unit in the Netherlands, the incidence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli increased from <0.5% to 20.7% and <0.5% to 64%, respectively, from 1996 to 1999. Clonal spread of single genotypes of both ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli and Enterobacte...

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Main Authors: Alex van Belkum, Wil Goessens, Cindy van der Schee, Nicole Lemmens-den Toom, Margreet C. Vos, Jan Cornelissen, Elly Lugtenburg, Siem de Marie, Henri Verbrugh, Bob Löwenberg, Hubert Endtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
Enterobacter cloacae
gentamicin resistance
ciprofloxacin resistance
hematology
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/5/01-7515_article

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