Widespread transfer of resistance genes between bacterial species in an intensive care unit: implications for hospital epidemiology.
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SUBMITTER: Naiemi NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1234139 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Sep
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Widespread transfer of resistance genes between bacterial species in an intensive care unit: implications for hospital epidemiology.
Naiemi Nashwan Al NA Duim Birgitta B Savelkoul Paul H M PH Spanjaard Lodewijk L de Jonge Evert E Bart Aldert A Vandenbroucke-Grauls Christina M CM de Jong Menno D MD
Journal of clinical microbiology 20050901 9
A transferable plasmid encoding SHV-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, TEM-116, and aminoglycoside resistance was responsible for two sequential clonal outbreaks of Enterobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria. A similar plasmid was present among isolates of four different bacterial species. Recognition of plasmid transfer is crucial for control of outbreaks of multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens. ...[more]
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