Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi with Nonclassical Quinolone Resistance Phenotype

Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi with Nonclassical Quinolone Resistance Phenotype

We report Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi strains with a nonclassical quinolone resistance phenotype (i.e., decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin but with susceptibility to nalidixic acid) associated with a nonsynonymous mutation at codon 464 of the gyrB gene. These strains, not detected by t...

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Main Authors: Marie Accou-Demartin, Valérie Gaborieau, Yajun Song, Philippe Roumagnac, Bruno Marchou, Mark Achtman, François-Xavier Weill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Salmonella
typhoid fever
ciprofloxacin
treatment failure
gyrB
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-1242_article

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