Resistance to beta-lactams and quinolones in two isogenic Enterobacter cloacae isolates was studied. One was susceptible to cefoxitin and amoxicillin-clavulanate. The other one showed its natural beta-lactam resistance pattern. Both isolates had a nonfunctional AmpR regulator. However, within the second one, the presence of a plasmid carrying ampR and qnrA1 allowed reversion to the wild-type beta-lactam resistance phenotype and decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones.
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