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| Author(s): |
Matsumoto, Cristianne Kayoko
[1]
;
Martins Bispo, Paulo Jose
[2]
;
Santin, Katiane
[2]
;
Nogueira, Christiane Lourenco
[1]
;
Leao, Sylvia Cardoso
[1]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Oftalmol, Lab Microbiol Ocular, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology; v. 52, n. 5, p. 1727-1729, MAY 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
Plasmid-mediated kanamycin resistance was detected in a strain of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii responsible for a nationwide epidemic of surgical infections in Brazil. The plasmid did not influence susceptibility to tobramycin, streptomycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, clarithromycin, or ciprofloxacin. Plasmid-mediated drug resistance has not been described so far in mycobacteria. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/13763-0 - Taxonomic characterization of mycobacteria belonging to Mycobacterium chelonae-M.abscessus group without conclusive species identification |
| Grantee: | Christiane Lourenço Nogueira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/18326-4 - Mycobacteria and extrachromosomal elements: molecular characterization and biotechnological applications |
| Grantee: | Sylvia Luisa Pincherle Cardoso Leão |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/07335-5 - Caracterização taxonômica de micobactérias do grupo Mycobacterium chelonae-M. abscessus sem identificação de espécie conclusiva |
| Grantee: | Cristianne Kayoko Matsumoto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |