TY - JOUR
T1 - Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli 026, 0103, 0111, 0128, and 0145 from animals and humans
AU - Schroeder, Carl M.
AU - Meng, Jianghong
AU - Zhao, Shaohua
AU - DebRoy, Chitrita
AU - Torcolini, Jocelyn
AU - Zhao, Cuiwei
AU - McDermott, Patrick F.
AU - Wagner, David D.
AU - Walker, Robert D.
AU - White, David G.
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - Susceptibilities to fourteen antimicrobial agents important in clinical medicine and agriculture were determined for 752 Escherichia coli isolates of serotypes 026, O103, O111, O128, and O145. Strains of these serotypes may cause urinary tract and enteric infections in humans and have been implicated in infections with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Approximately 50% of the 137 isolates from humans were resistant to ampicillin, sulfamethoxazole, cephalothin, tetracycline, or streptomycin, and approximately 25% were resistant to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. Approximately 50% of the 534 isolates from food animals were resistant to sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, or streptomycin. Of 195 isolates with STEC-related virulence genes, approximately 40% were resistant to sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, or streptomycin. Findings from this study suggest antimicrobial resistance is widespread among E. coli O26, O103, O111, O128, and O145 inhabiting humans and food animals.
AB - Susceptibilities to fourteen antimicrobial agents important in clinical medicine and agriculture were determined for 752 Escherichia coli isolates of serotypes 026, O103, O111, O128, and O145. Strains of these serotypes may cause urinary tract and enteric infections in humans and have been implicated in infections with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Approximately 50% of the 137 isolates from humans were resistant to ampicillin, sulfamethoxazole, cephalothin, tetracycline, or streptomycin, and approximately 25% were resistant to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. Approximately 50% of the 534 isolates from food animals were resistant to sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, or streptomycin. Of 195 isolates with STEC-related virulence genes, approximately 40% were resistant to sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, or streptomycin. Findings from this study suggest antimicrobial resistance is widespread among E. coli O26, O103, O111, O128, and O145 inhabiting humans and food animals.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid0812.0200770
DO - 10.3201/eid0812.0200770
M3 - Article
C2 - 12498656
AN - SCOPUS:0036918629
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 8
SP - 1409
EP - 1414
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 12
ER -