Prevalence, co-infection and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia Coli from blood and urine samples at a hospital in Jamaica | Zendy

Donna Cheung | Zendy; Alison Nicholson | Zendy; Tiffany R. Butterfield | Zendy; Marsha DaCosta | Zendy

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Prevalence, co-infection and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia Coli from blood and urine samples at a hospital in Jamaica

Author(s) -

Donna Cheung,

Alison Nicholson,

Tiffany R. Butterfield,

Marsha DaCosta

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11361

Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , amikacin , medicine , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , trimethoprim , sulfamethoxazole , microbiology and biotechnology , urine , antimicrobial , urinary system , imipenem , drug resistance , biology

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a very common uro-pathogen and pathogen of bloodstream infections (BSI) in Jamaica. The aim of this study was to examine this organism's prevalence, determine co-infection rates and assess antibiotic resistance patterns.

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