The Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Subclone Sequence Type 131-H30 Is Responsible for Most Antibiotic Prescription Errors at an Urgent Care Clinic | Zendy

Veronika Tchesnokova | Zendy; Kim Riddell | Zendy; Delia Scholes | Zendy; James R. Johnson | Zendy; Evgeni V. Sokurenko | Zendy

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The Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Subclone Sequence Type 131-H30 Is Responsible for Most Antibiotic Prescription Errors at an Urgent Care Clinic

Author(s) -

Veronika Tchesnokova,

Kim Riddell,

Delia Scholes,

James R. Johnson,

Evgeni V. Sokurenko

Publication year - 2018

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 - 10.1093/cid/ciy523

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic resistance , urinalysis , antibiotics , urinary system , regimen , urine , medical prescription , drug resistance , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , endocrinology , biology

The pandemic spread of antibiotic resistance increases the likelihood of ineffective empirical therapy. The recently emerged fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131-H30R subclone (H30) is a leading cause of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infection (UTI) and bloodstream infection worldwide.

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