Drug resistance among Escherichia coli strains isolated from cerebrospinal fluid.
One hundred and thirty-one strains of Escherichia coli isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of patients in the United Kingdom were tested for resistance to 13 antimicrobial drugs. Sixty-four strains (49%) were resistant to one or more drugs and 44 (34%) were resistant to three or more drugs. Resistance to ampicillin, sulphonamides, streptomycin and tetracycline occurred most frequently.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D011815:R Factors; D012703:Serotyping
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents