Risk factors for fecal quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in Mexican children.
We determined the prevalence of, and risk factors for, fecal quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli (QREC) in 324 children from Yucatan, Mexico. QREC was higher in children with recent Salmonella infection (100%) than in children with diarrhea (61%) or healthy children (54%) (P = 0.007). Multivariate analysis identified recent hospitalization of a family member (P = 0.011, odds ratio [OR] = 5.1) and carriage of Salmonella (P = 0.004, OR = 3.7) as independent risk factors for QREC.
Zaidi
Mussaret B
MB
Laboratorio de Investigación, Hospital General O'Horan, Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. mbzaidi@yuc.quik.com
Zamora
Emma
E
Diaz
Pilar
P
Tollefson
Linda
L
Fedorka-Cray
Paula J
PJ
Headrick
Marcia L
ML
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology