Changes in Escherichia coli resistance patterns during and after antibiotic therapy: A longitudinal study among outpatients in Germany

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Raum, E ^a,b   Lietzau, S ^b   von Baum, H ^c   Marre, R ^c   Brenner, H ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Escherichia coli; Faecal flora; Outpatients; Response to treatment; Stool samples

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36849012417     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01841.x     Document Type: Article

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