Wide spread and diversity of mutation in the gyrA gene of quinolone-resistant Corynebacterium striatum strains isolated from three tertiary hospitals in China

• Main Authors: Yingjun Wang (Author), Xiaohong Shi (Author), Jian Zhang (Author), Yanyan Wang (Author), Yingying Lv (Author), Xiaoli Du (Author), QiQiGe ChaoLuMen (Author), Junrui Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Corynebacterium striatum was confirmed to be an important opportunistic pathogen, which could lead to multiple-site infections and presented high prevalence of multidrug resistance, particularly to quinolone antibiotics. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism underlying re...