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Epidemiology of intestinal colonization by members of the family Enterobacteriaceae highly resistant to erythromycin in a hematology-oncology unit.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 29 ·No. 6 ·1986-06-00 ·Pages 1104-7

Andremont A, Sancho-Garnier H, Tancrede C

Abstract

Intestinal colonization by highly erythromycin-resistant members of the family Enterobacteriaceae was surveyed for 4 years in a hematology-oncology unit. Fifty-four of 555 patients (9.7%) were colonized, each with a different strain. The incidence of intestinal carriage was not correlated with erythromycin consumption in the ward but was strongly associated with individual exposure to erythromycin.

MeSH Terms
Carrier State Cross Infection/microbiology Drug Resistance, Microbial Enterobacteriaceae/drug effects Enterobacteriaceae Infections/microbiology Erythromycin/pharmacology Hematologic Diseases/complications Humans Intestines/microbiology Leukemia/complications
Chemicals
Erythromycin
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Andremont A
Sancho-Garnier H
Tancrede C
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Article Info
Journal
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Abbr.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
ISSN
0066-4804
DOI
10.1128/AAC.29.6.1104
Published
1986-06-00
Pages
1104-7
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0315061
PMCID
PMC180510
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.29.6.1104 PMC Full Text View journal details
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