High genetic diversity of nitrofurantoin- or mecillinam-resistant Escherichia coli indicates low propensity for clonal spread | Zendy

Hanna Odén Poulsen | Zendy; Anders Johansson | Zendy; Susanne Granholm | Zendy; Gunnar Kahlmeter | Zendy; Martin Sundqvist | Zendy

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High genetic diversity of nitrofurantoin- or mecillinam-resistant Escherichia coli indicates low propensity for clonal spread

Author(s) -

Hanna Odén Poulsen,

Anders Johansson,

Susanne Granholm,

Gunnar Kahlmeter,

Martin Sundqvist

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt159

Subject(s) - mecillinam , nitrofurantoin , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , diversity (politics) , genetic diversity , enterobacteriaceae , genetics , medicine , gene , population , environmental health , sociology , anthropology

The empirical treatment with trimethoprim or ciprofloxacin of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is now questioned, partly due to the global expansion of a few resistant clonal groups of Escherichia coli.

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