Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli Carriage in Long-Term Care Facility

We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, colonization with fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Escherichia coli in residents in a long-term care facility. FQ-resistant E. coli were identified from rectal swabs for 25 (51%) of 49 participants at study entr...

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Main Authors: Joel N. Maslow, Betsy Lee, Ebbing Lautenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/6/04-1335_article