Selection of Cross-Resistance following Exposure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates to Ciprofloxacin or Cefepime
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- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 49 (6) , 2543-2545
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.49.6.2543-2545.2005
Abstract
Exposure of ciprofloxacin- and cefepime-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates to increasing concentrations of ciprofloxacin selected for ciprofloxacin resistance in 26/27 and cefepime nonsusceptibility in 7/27 isolates. Exposure of the isolates to increasing concentrations of cefepime selected for cefepime nonsusceptibility in 20/27 isolates but not for ciprofloxacin resistance.Keywords
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