Antibiotic resistance of faecal Escherichia coli from healthy volunteers from eight developing countries
Antibiotic resistance of faecal Escherichia coli from healthy volunteers from eight developing countries
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DOI:
10.1093/jac/dkh448
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发表时间:
2004-11-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Stobberingh, EE
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作者:
Nys, S;Okeke, IN;Stobberingh, EE
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant faecal Escherichia coli from adult volunteers from urban (U) areas in Kenya, Mexico, Peru and the Philippines, and non-urban (NU) locations in Curacao, Mexico, Venezuela, Ghana, Zimbabwe and the Philippines.Methods: Faecal samples of adult volunteers (n=1290) were analysed in one laboratory for the presence of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli using Eosin Methylene Blue agar plates containing, respectively, ampicillin, oxytetracycline, cefazolin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol and trimethoprim at breakpoint concentrations.Results: The mean age of the volunteers was similar to35 years; most of them were female. Ciprofloxacin resistance was in the range 1%-63%: the highest percentages were found in the urban populations of Asia and South America. In Peru and the Philippines (U and NU), the prevalence of gentamicin resistance was >20%. Cefazolin resistance was the highest in the urban Philippines (25%). Higher prevalences for ampicillin, oxytetracycline and trimethoprim were found for urban areas compared with non-urban ones of Asia, Africa and South America, respectively (P