TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI ISOLATES FROM A GERIATRIC UNIT

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HEIKKILA, E [1 ]
SUNDSTROM, L [1 ]
HUOVINEN, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV UPPSALA, DEPT PHARMACEUT MICROBIOL, S-75123 UPPSALA, SWEDEN
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10.1128/AAC.34.10.2013
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The frequency of trimethoprim resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from urine samples collected at Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland, remained at 40% during 1984 to 1988. The proportion of highly resistant (MIC, ≥1,024 μg/ml) isolates increased, however, and most of these harbored the type I dihydrofolate reductase gene. Only a few isolates possessed type II or VII genes.
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