TABLE 3.
Different mechanisms of resistance to quinolones in EAEC and ETEC isolates
| Quinolone resistance mechanism(s) | No. of quinolone-resistant ETEC isolates by phenotype | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalr Cipi-s (n = 8) | Nalr Cipr (n = 9) | Nalr Cipi-s (n = 11) | Nalr Cipr (n = 9) | |
| gyrA mutation | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 
| gyrA + parC mutations | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 
| gyrA mutations + qnrS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| gyrA + parC mutations + qnrS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| gyrA + parC mutations + aac(6′)-Ib-cr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 
| qnrS | 0 | 0 | 1 (Nali Cipi) | 0 |