First report of the qnrA determinant in Shigella sonnei isolated from China

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Journal: Epidemiology and Infection
[저자] H M Qian, T T Qin, G Y Liu, J Li, P Ma, X X Kong, B Gu, C J Bao
[Category] 세균성이질,
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[Article Type] article
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We investigated the first presence of qnrA among Shigella sonnei clinical isolates in Jiangsu Province, China. The qnrA-positive isolates coexisted with the mutation in gyrA at codon 83, these isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid and 22·2% (2 of 9) of them were resistant to norfloxacin.

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【저자키워드】 China, fluoroquinolones, Shigella sonnei, qnrA,