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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1015-1018 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |