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Drug-resistant Escherichia coli, Rural Idaho

  • Elisabeth L. Hannah
  • , Frederick J. Angulo
  • , James R. Johnson
  • , Bassam Haddadin
  • , Jacquelyn Williamson
  • , Matthew H. Samore

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Abstract

Stool carriage of drug-resistant Escherichia coli in home-living residents of a rural community was examined. Carriage of nalidixic acid-resistant E. coli was associated with recent use of antimicrobial agents in the household. Household clustering of drug-resistant E. coli was observed. Most carriers of drug-resistant E. coli lacked conventional risk factors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1614-1617
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

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