Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Alcaligenes faecalis Related to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Angola

We found that 20 (10.6%) of 188 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media in Angola were co-colonized with fluoroquinolone-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis, commonly found in birds. A likely explanation for our findings was the use of bird feces by residents as a traditional remedy to prevent ear...

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Autores principales: Filipe, Matuba, Reimer, Åke, Matuschek, Erika, Paul, Maria, Pelkonen, Tuula, Riesbeck, Kristian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930018
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170268

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930018
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.170268

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