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Escherichia coli of human and avian origin: detection of clonal groups associated with fluoroquinolone and multidrug resistance in Italy.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2012
Giufrè Maria, Graziani Caterina, Accogli Marisa, Luzzi Ida, Busani Luca, Cerquetti Marina
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Poultry have been suggested as a reservoir for fluoroquinolone-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC). Our aim was to investigate whether genotypes associated with ciprofloxacin and multidrug resistance were shared among human and avian E. coli. METHODS: We compared 277 human ExPEC isolates from urinary tract infection (UTI) and sepsis (142 susceptible and 135 ciprofloxacin...
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