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Monitoring fluoroquinolone resistance among ESBL-positive and ESBL-negative Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infections: An alert for empirical treatment

BACKGROUND: Bacterial resistance to extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) is present worldwide. Empirical antibiotic therapy is often needed, and the use of fluoroquinolones, such as ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin, is common. This study aimed to analyze the urine cultures from 2,680 outpatients in...

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Autores principales: Araújo, Max Roberto Batista, Sant’Anna, Lincoln de Oliveira, dos Santos, Nadir Nayara Carvalho, Seabra, Luisa Ferreira, dos Santos, Louisy Sanches
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10109344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37075453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0513-2022