@inproceedings{42350050fc8b4062b1b66c41b9722f58,
title = "Antimicrobial resistance determinant microarray for analysis of multi-drug resistant isolates",
abstract = "The prevalence of multidrug-resistant infections in personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan has made it challenging for physicians to choose effective therapeutics in a timely fashion. To address the challenge of identifying the potential for drug resistance, we have developed the Antimicrobial Resistance Determinant Microarray (ARDM) to provide DNAbased analysis for over 250 resistance genes covering 12 classes of antibiotics. Over 70 drug-resistant bacteria from different geographic regions have been analyzed on ARDM, with significant differences in patterns of resistance identified: genes for resistance to sulfonamides, trimethoprim, chloramphenicol, rifampin, and macrolide-lincosamidesulfonamide drugs were more frequently identified in isolates from sources in Iraq/Afghanistan. Of particular concern was the presence of genes responsible for resistance to many of the last-resort antibiotics used to treat war traumaassociated infections.",
keywords = "Acinetobacter, Antimicrobial resistance, E. coli, Klebsiella, Microarray",
author = "Taitt, {Chris Rowe} and Tomasz Leski and David Stenger and Vora, {Gary J.} and Brent House and Matilda Nicklasson and Guillermo Pimentel and Zurawski, {Daniel V.} and Kirkup, {Benjamin C.} and David Craft and Waterman, {Paige E.} and Lesho, {Emil P.} and Umaru Bangura and Rashid Ansumana",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1117/12.924569",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819490490",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, Disaster Response, and Environmental Monitoring II; and Biometric Technology for Human Identification IX",
note = "Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, Disaster Response, and Environmental Monitoring II; and Biometric Technology for Human Identification IX ; Conference date: 23-04-2012 Through 25-04-2012",
}