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Gut Colonization of Healthy Children and Their Mothers With Pathogenic Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Escherichia coli.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Dec 2015
Gurnee Emily A, Ndao I Malick, Johnson James R, Johnston Brian D, Gonzalez Mark D, Burnham Carey-Ann D, Hall-Moore Carla M, McGhee Jessica E, Mellmann Alexander, Warner Barbara B, Tarr Phillip I
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BACKGROUND: The reservoir of pathogenic ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli remains unknown. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of 80 healthy twins and their mothers to determine the frequency of excretion of ciprofloxacin-resistant, potentially pathogenic E. coli. Stool specimens were cultured selectively for ciprofloxacin-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Isolates were categorized on the...
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