Article
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS  (1998)

Presence of integrons in isolates of different biotypes of Acinetobacter baumannii from Chilean hospitals

Gonzalez G. ; Sossa, K; Bello, H.; Dominguez M.; Mella, S; Zemelman R.

Keywords: isolation, chile, dna, resistance, elements, infection, virulence, beta, bacterial, humans, probe, chloramphenicol, agent, drug, article, bacterium, integron, microbial, antibiotic, tetracycline, acinetobacter, hospital, trimethoprim, priority, sulfonamide, nonhuman, journal, Resistance,, Transposable, aminoglycoside, biotypology, lactam, baumannii

Abstract

Class 1 and class 2 integrons were investigated by hybridisation in 100 isolates of multiresistant biotypes of Acinetobacter baumannii from Chilean hospitals. Most isolates of A. baumannii biotype 9, the prevalent biotype, harboured integrons of class 2 (Tn7-like) whereas no integrons were detected in infrequent biotypes. Integron-carrying isolates exhibited broader antibiotic resistance patterns as well as higher resistance levels to various antimicrobials.

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Título de la Revista: FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
Volumen: 161
Número: 1
Editorial: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Fecha de publicación: 1998
Página de inicio: 125
Página final: 128
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