TY - JOUR
T1 - Posttreatment changes in Escherichia coli antimicrobial susceptibility rates among diarrheic patients treated with ciprofloxacin
AU - Putnam, Shannon D.
AU - Sanders, John W.
AU - Tribble, David R.
AU - Rockabrand, David R.
AU - Riddle, Mark S.
AU - Rozmajzl, Patrick J.
AU - Frenck, Robert W.
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - Changes in antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli among deployed U.S. military personnel being treated for diarrhea were evaluated. Stool samples were collected pretreatment and on days 7, 14, and 28 posttreatment. Resistance to ciprofloxacin was noted in 13.3% of baseline specimens, and rates of resistance against multiple antibiotics increased dramatically from baseline to day 7 and then tapered off to return to pretreatment levels by day 28, except for ciprofloxacin, suggesting that population accumulative usage of fluoroquinolones may result in an incremental increase in resistance rates.
AB - Changes in antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli among deployed U.S. military personnel being treated for diarrhea were evaluated. Stool samples were collected pretreatment and on days 7, 14, and 28 posttreatment. Resistance to ciprofloxacin was noted in 13.3% of baseline specimens, and rates of resistance against multiple antibiotics increased dramatically from baseline to day 7 and then tapered off to return to pretreatment levels by day 28, except for ciprofloxacin, suggesting that population accumulative usage of fluoroquinolones may result in an incremental increase in resistance rates.
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U2 - 10.1128/AAC.49.6.2571-2572.2005
DO - 10.1128/AAC.49.6.2571-2572.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 15917577
AN - SCOPUS:19544379876
SN - 0066-4804
VL - 49
SP - 2571
EP - 2572
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
IS - 6
ER -