Assessment of the use of urine samples to detect colonization with fluoroquinolone-susceptible and fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):396-7. doi: 10.1086/596044.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Nursing Homes
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Urine / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones