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Prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from diseased animals in Taiwan.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 8 Apr 2017
Yeh Jih-Ching, Lo Dan-Yuan, Chang Shao-Kuang, Chou Chi-Chung, Kuo Hung-Chih
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a zoonotic pathogen that often causes diarrhea, respiratory diseases or septicemia in animals. Fluoroquinolones are antimicrobial agents used to treat pathogenic E. coli infections. In this study, 1,221 E. coli strains were isolated between March, 2011 and February, 2014. The results of the antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed a high prevalence of quinolone resistance. The...
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