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Antibiotic resistance rates and phenotypes among isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in French extra-hospital practice.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Quentin C, Arpin C, Dubois V, André C, Lagrange I, Fischer I, Brochet J-P, Grobost F, Jullin J, Dutilh B, Larribet G, Noury P
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistance among members of the family Enterobacteriaceae was prospectively surveyed by eight French private laboratories over a 5-month period in 1999. A total of 2,599 consecutive and nonduplicate strains were collected, mainly (60.9%) from patients in the community. Most strains (82.9%) derived from urine. Escherichia coli was the predominant (73.9%) organism isolated. The overall rates of...
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