Susceptibility to rifaximin and other antimicrobials of bacteria isolated in patients with acute gastrointestinal infections in Southeast Mexico

Introduction: Enteropathogenic bacteria isolated in Mexico City have shown a high rate of resistance to different antibiotics, with the exception of rifaximin (RIF). RIF is a nonabsorbable antibiotic that reaches high fecal concentrations (â 8,000 μg/g). Susceptibility to antimicrobials can vary i...

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Main Authors: O. Novoa-Farias, A.C. Frati-Munari, M.A. Peredo, S. Flores-Juárez, O. Novoa-García, J. Galicia-Tapia, C.E. Romero-Carpio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X17300270