Tigecycline resistance in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium is mediated by an upregulation of plasmid-encoded tetracycline determinants tet(L) and tet(M).

Fiedler, S

Tigecycline resistance in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium is mediated by an upregulation of plasmid-encoded tetracycline determinants tet(L) and tet(M). [electronic resource] - The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Apr 2016 - 871-81 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1460-2091

10.1093/jac/dkv420 doi


Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
Base Sequence
Drug Resistance, Microbial--genetics
Enterococcus faecium--drug effects
Gene Dosage
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections--drug therapy
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Minocycline--analogs & derivatives
Plasmids--genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tetracycline Resistance--genetics
Tigecycline
Up-Regulation--genetics