Article
Diverse Genetic Determinants of Nitrofurantoin Resistance in UK <i>Escherichia coli</i>
2021-05-28
Abstract excerpt
Antimicrobial resistance in enteric or urinary Escherichia coli is a risk factor for invasive E. coli infections. Due to widespread trimethoprim resistance amongst urinary E. coli and increased bacteraemia incidence, a national recommendation to prescribe nitrofurantoin for uncomplicated urinary tract infection was made in 2018. Nitrofurantoin resistance is reported in <6% urinary E. coli isolates in the UK. H...
Topics
Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- 41aeccd3-9eeb-5c81-a2bc-250a16f19cce
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.05.27.446087
