Antimicrobial resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from children under the age of 5 years from Ifakara, Tanzania
Diarrhea caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria is an important public health problem among children in developing countries. The prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in 346 children under 5 years of age in Ifakara, Tanzania, were studied. Thirty-eight percen...
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Published in | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Vol. 43; no. 12; pp. 3022 - 3024 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Society for Microbiology
01.12.1999
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Series | Note |
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Summary: | Diarrhea caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria is an important public health problem among children in developing countries. The prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in 346 children under 5 years of age in Ifakara, Tanzania, were studied. Thirty-eight percent of the cases of diarrhea were due to multiresistant enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, or enteropathogenic E. coli. Strains of all three E. coli categories showed high-level resistance to ampicillin, tetracycline, co-trimoxazole, and chloramphenicol but were highly susceptible to quinolones. Guidelines for appropriate use of antibiotics in developing countries need updating. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratori de Microbiologia, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. Phone: 34.93.2275522. Fax: 34.93.2275454. E-mail: vila@medicina.ub.es. |
ISSN: | 0066-4804 1098-6596 |
DOI: | 10.1128/AAC.43.12.3022 |