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Integron Class 1 reservoir among highly resistant gram-negative microorganisms recovered at a dutch teaching hospital

  • Marlies J. Mooij
  • , Ina Willemsen
  • , Marilie Lobbrecht
  • , Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
  • , Jan Kluytmans
  • , Paul H.M. Savelkoul

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Abstract

Integrons play an important role in the dissemination of resistance genes among bacteria. Nearly 70% of highly resistant gram-negative bacteria isolated at a tertiary care hospital harbored an integron. Epidemiologic analysis suggests that horizontal gene transfer is an important mechanism of resistance spread and has a greater contribution than cross-transmission to levels of resistance in settings where highly resistant gram-negative bacteria are endemic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1015-1018
Number of pages4
JournalInfection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume30
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2009
Externally publishedYes

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