First Detection of High-Level Aminoglycoside-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> and <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i> Isolates Due to 16S rRNA Methyltransferases with and Without <i>bla</i>_NDM in Uruguay

• Main Authors: Romina Papa-Ezdra (Author), Nicolás F. Cordeiro (Author), Federica Ferreira (Author), Virginia García-Fulgueiras (Author), Lucía Araújo (Author), María Inés Mota (Author), Matilde Outeda (Author), Verónica Seija (Author), Rafael Vignoli (Author), Inés Bado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The increase in antimicrobial resistance includes emerging mechanisms such as 16S ribosomal RNA methylases, which confer high-level resistance to aminoglycosides. In this regard, the most predominant genes observed worldwide are <i>rmtB</i> and <i>armA</i>, but th...