Fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli by community children in southern Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli (E. coli), particularly E. coli sequence type ST131, is becoming a global concern. Commensal bacteria, an important reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes, facilitate the spread of such genes to pathogenic bacterial strains. The objective of the study is to investigate the fecal carriage of MDR E. coli and ST131 E. coli in community children in Southern Taiwan.

Methods

In this prospective study, stool samples from children aged 0-18 years were obtained within 3 days of hospitalization from October 2013 to September 2014. Children with a history of underlying diseases, antibiotic treatment, or hospitalization in the 3 months before specimen collection were excluded. E. coli colonies were selected and tes

SUBMITTER: Huang IF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6003077 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature