title: Antimicrobial resistance in fecal Escherichia coli isolates from healthy urban children of two age groups in relation to their antibiotic therapy.
abstract: The study was performed in the Czech Republic during 2007 to 2009. Of Escherichia coli isolates from 275 children aged 6 weeks, 36% (n = 177) were resistant to 1 to 7 antibiotics. Of isolates from 253 children aged 6 to 17 years, 24% (n = 205) were resistant to 1 to 5 antibiotics. There was no significant difference in the prevalences of antibiotic-resistant E. coli isolates between these groups of children, even though the consumptions of antibiotics were quite different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, 61242 Brno, Czech Republic. literaki@vfu.cz
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Literak
authors.forename: Radim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Petro
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dolejska
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gruberova
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dobiasova
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petr
authors.forename: Alois
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cizek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents