Fluoroquinolone resistance of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from healthy conjunctiva and analysis of their mutations in quinolone-resistance determining region

Fluoroquinolone resistance of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from healthy conjunctiva and analysis of their mutations in quinolone-resistance determining region

Abstract Background Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common pathogen in postoperative endophthalmitis and causes various infectious eye diseases. However, there is very little information on fluoroquinolone antibiotic resistance to S. epidermidis identified in conjunctival microbe and analysis...

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Main Authors: Jung Youb Kang, Woonhyoung Lee, Gwang Myeong Noh, Bo Hyun Jeong, Indal Park, Sang Joon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Quinolone resistance
QRDR
Mutation
Conjunctiva
Microbes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00841-3

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