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Prolonged carriage of resistant E. coli by returned travellers: clonality, risk factors and bacterial characteristics.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Sept 2012
Rogers B A, Kennedy K J, Sidjabat H E, Jones M, Collignon P, Paterson D L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to delineate the potential risks and dynamics of the prolonged carriage of resistant E. coli in returned travellers. A sample of 274 previously collected E. coli resistant to ceftriaxone (CRO), ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and/or nalidixic acid recovered from 102 travellers was studied. Travellers were assessed pre-travel then longitudinally (maximum 6 months) with peri-rectal/rectal swabs....
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