Multidrug-resistant Bacteroides fragilis group on the rise in Europe?

Update on resistance of Bacteroides fragilis group and related species with special attention to carbapenems 2006–2009

(2011) D.R. Snydman et al.   ANAEROBE

Susceptibility profiles and resistance genes for carbapenems (cfiA) and metronidazole (nim) among Bacteroides species in a Turkish University Hospital

(2011) Nurver Ulger Toprak et al.   ANAEROBE

Investigation of the prevalence of tetQ, tetX and tetX1 genes in Bacteroides strains with elevated tigecycline minimum inhibitory concentrations

(2011) Noémi Anikó Bartha et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Differentiation of cfiA-Negative and cfiA-Positive Bacteroides fragilis Isolates by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

(2011) I. Wybo et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Anaerobic bacteria and antibiotics: What kind of unexpected resistance could I find in my laboratory tomorrow?

(2010) L. Dubreuil et al.   ANAEROBE

Metronidazole Is Still the Drug of Choice for Treatment of Anaerobic Infections

(2010) Sonja Löfmark et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group isolates in Europe: 20 years of experience

(2010) E. Nagy et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

New cfiA variant and novel insertion sequence elements in carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis isolates from Korea

(2010) Kyoung Ho Roh et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Anaerobic Infections

(2010) Elisabeth Nagy   DRUGS

German multicentre survey of the antibiotic susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group and Prevotella species isolated from intra-abdominal infections: results from the PRISMA study

(2010) H. Seifert et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Bacteroides fragilis RecA protein overexpression causes resistance to metronidazole

(2010) Laura S. Steffens et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Gene Context and DNA Rearrangements in the Carbapenemase Locus of Division II Strains of Bacteroides fragilis

(2009) N. Garcia et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY