Prevalence of integrons and a new dfrA17 variant in Gram-negative bacilli which cause community-acquired infections
Citation
Sandalli, C., Buruk, C. K., Sancaktar, M., & Ozgumus, O. B. (2010). Prevalence of integrons and a new dfrA17 variant in Gram-negative bacilli which cause community-acquired infections. Microbiology and immunology, 54(3), 164–169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2010.00197.xAbstract
A hundred and eleven Gram-negative bacilli from community-acquired infections were characterized by antimicrobial susceptibility testing, screened for class 1 and 2 integrons, and statistically evaluated for the association between antibiotic profile and the presence of integrons. The frequency with which integrons were harbored was 28.8%. Three E. coli strains contained a dfrA17 variant inserted in a class 1 integron. Results of PFGE indicated that some E. coli strains carrying integrons were clonally related. Carriage of gene cassettes was significantly associated with resistance to certain antibiotics (P < 0.05). © 2010 The Societies and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
