Emergence of high-level and stable metronidazole resistance in Clostridioides difficile

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Jan;55(1):105830. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.10.011. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

Authors

Ricardo M Arcay¹, Loreto Suárez-Bode¹, Carla López-Causapé¹, Antonio Oliver¹, Ana Mena²

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
² Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Electronic address: ana.mena@ssib.es.

PMID: 31669741
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.10.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Clostridiales / drug effects*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Metronidazole / pharmacology*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Metronidazole