Drug-resistant Escherichia coli, Rural Idaho

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Stool carriage of drug-resistant Escherichia coli in home-living residents of a rural community was examined. Carriage of nalidixic acid–resistant E. coli was associated with recent use of antimicrobial agents in the household. Household clustering of drug-resistant E. coli was observed. Most carriers of drug-resistant E. coli lacked conventional risk factors

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10.3201/eid1110.050140

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E. L. Hannah; F. J. Angulo; J. R. Johnson; B. Haddadin; J. Williamson; M. H. Samore(2005). Drug-resistant Escherichia coli, Rural Idaho. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https:// www.doi.org/10.3201/eid1110.050140

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Johnson, James R.; Hannah, Elizabeth L.; Angulo, Frederick J.; Haddadin, Bassam; Williamson, Jacquelyn; Samore, Matthew H.. (2005). Drug-resistant Escherichia coli, Rural Idaho. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, 10.3201/eid1110.050140.

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