Quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli

Quinolones (nalidixic acid - NAL, norfloxacin - NOR, ciprofloxacin - CIP and gatifloxacin - GAT) were tested against Escherichia coli isolated from urine (385 patient samples) by disk diffusion (DD) and agar dilution (AD) methods. Fifty-three samples (13.8%) were classified as resistant to at least...

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Main Authors: Carmen Antonia Sanches Ito, Ana Cristina Gales, Maria Cristina B. Tognim, Patrícia Munerato, Libera Maria Dalla Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000100003&lng=en&tlng=en