title: Escherichia coli O:K:H: serotypes in urinary tract infection.
abstract: Of 70 E. coli isolates from urinary tract infection 44 isolates were groupable with the 164 O antisera. The most predominant O groups were O21, O6, O2, O8, and O15. Twenty four of the isolates had K antigens of which K3 occurring in E. coli O21 was most common. Sixty five of the isolates were resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, septrin and oxytetracycline or a combination thereof. It is suggested that ampicillin, chloramphenicol and oxytetracycline should be used judiciously and on the advice of a medical practitioner to reduce the incidence of drug resistance and R-factor.
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D012703:Serotyping; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin; D010118:Oxytetracycline