Antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli from community-acquired urinary tract infections in Europe: The ECO·SENS study revisited

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-51

  Kahlmeter, Gunnar ^a   Poulsen, Hanna Odén ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Associated resistance; Cross resistance; Escherichia coli; Surveillance; Uncomplicated urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MECILLINAM; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TROMETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955187565     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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