TY - JOUR
T1 - Antibiotic resistance pattern of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from infants and young adults in Israel
AU - Turner, D.
AU - Porat, N.
AU - Cohen, D.
AU - Yavzori, M.
AU - Fraser, D.
AU - Peled, N.
AU - Ohana, O.
AU - Dagan, R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This study was partially supported bv an International Cooperation in Infectious Disease Research program of the National Institutes of Health. no 1P01-A!2649. and by grant no. DAMD17-93-V-3001 from the US Army Medical Research and Material Command. Fort Derrick. Frederick. Maryland, USA. This paper is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Medicine by Dan Turner.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The aim of this study was to describe antibiotic resistance rates of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Israel in order to facilitate the empirical choice of antibiotic treatment or prophylaxis for traveler's diarrhea and infantile diarrhea in our region. A total of 281 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates were tested: 144 from Bedouin infants and 137 from Israeli soldiers. Antibiotic-resistant isolates were prevalent in both groups, but higher resistance rates were found in the pediatric group. Strains producing heat-labile toxin showed higher resistance rates than strains producing heat-stable toxin. The results obtained in Israel preclude the use of many commonly used antibiotics for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea. Quinolones, however, are still effective.
AB - The aim of this study was to describe antibiotic resistance rates of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Israel in order to facilitate the empirical choice of antibiotic treatment or prophylaxis for traveler's diarrhea and infantile diarrhea in our region. A total of 281 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates were tested: 144 from Bedouin infants and 137 from Israeli soldiers. Antibiotic-resistant isolates were prevalent in both groups, but higher resistance rates were found in the pediatric group. Strains producing heat-labile toxin showed higher resistance rates than strains producing heat-stable toxin. The results obtained in Israel preclude the use of many commonly used antibiotics for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea. Quinolones, however, are still effective.
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U2 - 10.1007/s100960050154
DO - 10.1007/s100960050154
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AN - SCOPUS:0032440417
SN - 0934-9723
VL - 17
SP - 666
EP - 669
JO - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
JF - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
IS - 9
ER -