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

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1974-1977

  Poulsen, Hanna O ^a   Johansson, Anders ^b   Granholm, Susanne ^b   Kahlmeter, Gunnar ^a,c   Sundqvist, Martin ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Successful clones; Uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; MECILLINAM; NITROFURANTOIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; SUCCESSFUL CLONES; UNCOMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMDINOCILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NITROFURANTOIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882602806     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt159     Document Type: Article

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