Impact of Quinolone Restriction on Resistance Patterns ofEscherichia coliIsolated from Urine by Culture in a Community Setting | Zendy

Bat Sheva Gottesman | Zendy; Yehuda Carmeli | Zendy; Pnina Shitrit | Zendy; Michal Chowers | Zendy

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Impact of Quinolone Restriction on Resistance Patterns ofEscherichia coliIsolated from Urine by Culture in a Community Setting

Author(s) -

Bat Sheva Gottesman,

Yehuda Carmeli,

Pnina Shitrit,

Michal Chowers

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/605530

Subject(s) - quinolone , odds ratio , urine , medicine , confidence interval , ciprofloxacin , antimicrobial , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Decreased antimicrobial susceptibility after increased antibiotic use is a known phenomenon. Restoration of susceptibility once antimicrobial use is decreased is not self-evident. Our objective was to evaluate, in a community setting, the impact of quinolone restriction on the antimicrobial resistance of E. coli urine isolates.

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