Antimalarial therapy selection for quinolone resistance among Escherichia coli in the absence of quinolone exposure, in tropical South America.

Antimalarial therapy selection for quinolone resistance among Escherichia coli in the absence of quinolone exposure, in tropical South America.

BACKGROUND:Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is thought to develop only in the presence of antibiotic pressure. Here we show evidence to suggest that fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli has developed in the absence of fluoroquinolone use. METHODS:Over 4 years, outreach clinic attendees...

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Main Authors: Ross J Davidson, Ian Davis, Barbara M Willey, Keyro Rizg, Shelly Bolotin, Vanessa Porter, Jane Polsky, Nick Daneman, Allison McGeer, Paul Yang, Dennis Scolnik, Roy Rowsell, Olga Imas, Michael S Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18648533/pdf/?tool=EBI

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