Antibiotic resistance and detection of the sul2 gene in urinary isolates of Escherichia coli in patients from Brazil.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 8(1): 39-43, 2014 Jan 15.
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| ID: mdl-24423710
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The present study aimed to assess the antibiotic resistance profiles and detect the presence of the sul2 gene in sulfamethoxazole-susceptible and resistant isolates of Escherichia coli obtained from outpatients and inpatients with urinary tract infections.METHODOLOGY:
The resistance profiles of 739 strains were assessed and the presence of the sul2 gene in 100 isolates was tested.RESULTS:
The antibiotics with the highest resistance rates were ampicillin (57.4%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (44.7%). The presence of the gene sul2 was detected in 66.7% of outpatient samples and 67.9% of inpatient samples.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results demonstrate that E. coli isolates exhibit high resistance to various classes of antibiotics, highlighting the need for developing strategies to help in prescribing antibiotics.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Infecções Urinárias
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Proteínas de Transporte
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Farmacorresistência Bacteriana
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli Uropatogênica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dev Ctries
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil