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Ecological impact of ciprofloxacin on commensal enterococci in healthy volunteers.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2017
de Lastours Victoire, Maugy Elena, Mathy Vincent, Chau Françoise, Rossi Benjamin, Guérin François, Cattoir Vincent, Fantin Bruno
Abstract excerpt
Background: The ecological impact of ciprofloxacin on commensal enterococci is unknown. Methods: Forty-eight healthy volunteers received ciprofloxacin from day (D) 0 to D14; stools were collected on D7, D14 and D42. Fluoroquinolone-susceptible and -resistant enterococci (FQ-SE and FQ-RE) were detected and quantified by culture, and identified by MALDI-TOF MS. The relative abundance of FQ-RE over FQ-SE was...
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