16S rRNA methylase-producing, gram-negative pathogens, Japan.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the exact isolation frequency of 16S rRNA methylase-producing, gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, we tested 87,626 clinical isolates from 169 hospitals. Twenty-six strains from 16 hospitals harbored 16S rRNA methylase genes, which suggests sparse but diffuse spread of pan-aminoglycoside-resistant microbes in Japan.

SUBMITTER: Yamane K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2725952 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature