Reduced susceptibility of Malaysian clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei to ciprofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin, a quinolone with good intracellular penetration may possibly be used for treatment of melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, but problems with resistance may be encountered. Amino acid substitutions in gyrA/gyrB have given rise to fluoroquinolone resistance in various microo...

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Main Authors: Liew, F.Y., Tay, S.T., Puthucheary, S.D.
Format: Article
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3402/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22433895
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