Quinolone resistance in absence of selective pressure: the experience of a very remote community in the Amazon forest.

Quinolone resistance in absence of selective pressure: the experience of a very remote community in the Amazon forest.

<h4>Background</h4>Quinolones are potent broad-spectrum bactericidal agents increasingly employed also in resource-limited countries. Resistance to quinolones is an increasing problem, known to be strongly associated with quinolone exposure. We report on the emergence of quinolone resist...

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Main Authors: Lucia Pallecchi, Alessandro Bartoloni, Eleonora Riccobono, Connie Fernandez, Antonia Mantella, Donata Magnelli, Dario Mannini, Marianne Strohmeyer, Filippo Bartalesi, Hugo Rodriguez, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Gian Maria Rossolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22953012/pdf/?tool=EBI

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