Tigecycline Heteroresistance and Resistance Mechanism in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii
Jeongwoo Jo, Kwan Soo Ko
Abstract
The evidence that antibiotic heteroresistance is responsible for treatment failure in clinical settings is increasing. Thus, detection and characterization of heteroresistance would be important for appropriate therapeutic guidance to treat bacterial infections.
Topics & Concepts
TigecyclineAcinetobacter baumanniiMicrobiologyAcinetobacterDrug resistanceBiologyMechanism (biology)MedicineAntibioticsBacteriaGeneticsPseudomonas aeruginosaEpistemologyPhilosophyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesBurkholderia infections and melioidosis