| Autor: |
D K, Olukoya, O A, Daini, M T, Niemogha |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Tropical and geographical medicine. 45(3) |
| ISSN: |
0041-3232 |
| Popis: |
In an epidemiological investigation on the genetic determinants responsible for tetracycline resistance in Nigeria, 518 isolates of enteric bacteria from hospitals and clinics were screened for susceptibility to antibiotics. 305 (58.8%) were resistant to tetracycline. The commonest resistance pattern that involved tetracycline resistance was tetr ampr sxtr Smr. Of the 305 isolates, 207 (67.8%) transferred resistant plasmids to Escherichia coli K-12. Altogether, 12 types of plasmids were isolated depending on the phenotypes of antibiotics resistant character borne on the plasmids; they ranged in sizes between 3 to 180 kilobases. The plasmids were evenly distributed in the country. Thus R plasmids are a major reason for resistance to tetracycline encountered in Nigeria. |
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