Antibiotic Resistance of Fecal Escherichia coli

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Abstract
A study of the incidence of antibiotic resistant fecalEscherichia coliin children from an urban ghetto and a private practice indicated that a higher proportion of resistantE coli(65%) was obtained from the ghetto population compared to 51% of private patients. Ampicillin resistance was most common in both populations but significantly greater in the ghetto (51% vs 31%). Transmissible resistance factors were demonstrated in 73% of the resistant strains from ghetto children and 25% from children of upper socioeconomic background.