Exploring the contribution of efflux on the resistance to fluoroquinolones in clinical isolates of <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>

Exploring the contribution of efflux on the resistance to fluoroquinolones in clinical isolates of <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Antimicrobial resistance mediated by efflux systems is still poorly characterized in <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>, despite the description of several efflux pumps (EPs) for this bacterium. In this work we used several m...

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Main Authors: Costa Sofia, Falcão Celeste, Viveiros Miguel, Machado Diana, Martins Marta, Melo-Cristino José, Amaral Leonard, Couto Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/241

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