Abstract
Among the 51 clinical isolates collected from a university hospital in Korea, nine isolates were resistant to cephamycins. Nine isolates were shown to produce CMY-11 and these also included three isolates producing TEM-1. The results from ERIC-PCR revealed that dissemination of CMY-11 was due to outbreaks of resistant species and to the intra-species spread of resistance to cephamycins in Korea. CMY-11 β-lactamase genes from nine clinical isolates that were responsible for resistance to cephamycins (cefoxitin and cefotetan), amoxicillin, cephalothin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, were cloned and characterised. A sequence identical to the common regions in In6, In7 and a novel integron from pSAL-1 was found upstream from bla CMY-11 gene at nucleotide 1-71. Eighteen nucleotides between position 71 and 72 were inserted into the bla CMY-11 gene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 320-326 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Oct |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant from BioGreen 21 Program, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology (medical)