Transferable Drug Resistance in Enterobacteria Isolated from Urban Infants

Antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria, the vast majority of which carried transmissible R factors, were isolated from 81 out of a total of 100 healthy infants. There was surprisingly little correlation between previous antibacterial therapy and the resistant enterobacterial flora.

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Published in:BMJ 1969-05, Vol.2 (5654), p.405-407
Main Author: Moorhouse, E. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ampicillin - therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibacterials
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Chloramphenicol - therapeutic use
Cross Infection
Drug resistance
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification
Escherichia coli - isolation & purification
Feces - microbiology
Furazolidone - therapeutic use
Health surveys
Hospital units
Humans
Infant
Infants
Klebsiella
Nalidixic Acid - therapeutic use
Neomycin - therapeutic use
Papers and Originals
Penicillin
Penicillin Resistance
Species Specificity
Streptomycin - therapeutic use
Sulfonamides - therapeutic use
Tetracycline - therapeutic use
Urban Population
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Summary:Antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria, the vast majority of which carried transmissible R factors, were isolated from 81 out of a total of 100 healthy infants. There was surprisingly little correlation between previous antibacterial therapy and the resistant enterobacterial flora.
ISSN:0007-1447
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.2.5654.405