Transferable and Non-Transferable Drug Resistance in Enteric Bacteria from Hospital and from General Practice
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (2) , 112-116
- https://doi.org/10.3109/inf.1976.8.issue-2.09
Abstract
Drug resistance to 8 different antibiotics in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from different hospitals and two groups of general practitioners was studied. Escherichia coli dominated among the 632 strains investigated. Drug resistance was found in 62 % of the 512 hospital strains and in 38% of the 120 strains from general practice. Multiple resistance was common especially in strains from hospital. R factors was found in 23 % of the 317 drug-resistant strains from hospital and in 11 % of the 46 drug-resistant strains from general practice. Resistance to streptomycin, sulphonamide and tetracycline either alone or in combinations were the most common traits transferred.Keywords
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