A spatial approach for the epidemiology of antibiotic use and resistance in community-based studies: the emergence of urban clusters of <it>Escherichia coli </it>quinolone resistance in Sao Paulo, Brasil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Population antimicrobial use may influence resistance emergence. Resistance is an ecological phenomenon due to potential transmissibility. We investigated spatial and temporal patterns of ciprofloxacin (CIP) population consumption re...

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Main Authors: Bailey Trevor C, Pignatari Antonio CC, Ribeiro Paulo J, Shimakura Silvia E, Camargo Eduardo CG, Kiffer Carlos RV, Monteiro Antonio MV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/10/1/17