Investigation article published in The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

December 1^st, 2009

Resistance to fluoroquinolones through plasmid-mediated qnr genes, especially when associated with resistance to cephalosporins by extended-spectrum b-lactamases (ESBLs), is an emerging phenomenon in enterobacteria. This is worrisome in the case of Salmonella, as these are two of the major antimicrobials used in invasive salmonellosis

Gutierrez B., Herrera-Leon S., Escudero JA., Hidalgo L., Gonzalez-Sanz R., Arroyo M., San Millan A., Echeita MA. and Gonzalez-Zorn B..

Novel genetic environment of qnrB2 associated with TEM-1 and SHV-12 on pB1004, an IncHI2 plasmid, in Salmonella Bredeney BB1047 from Spain

Novel genetic environment of qnrB2 associated with TEM-1 and SHV-12 on pB1004, an IncHI2 plasmid, in Salmonella Bredeney BB1047 from Spain

	Servicio de Zoonosis de Transmisión Alimentaria y Resistencia a Antimicrobianos (ZTA). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Servicio de Bacteriología. Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM). Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII).