Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005
Research
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli Carriage in Long-Term Care Facility
Table 3
Genotypic analysis of patient samples of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli*
Analysis | No. of patients |
---|---|
Strain A detected | 15 |
Strain A only detected | 7 |
Strain A + FQSEC | 3 |
Strain A + FQSEC + unique FQREC | 5 |
Strain B detected | 2 |
Strain B + FQSEC | 1 |
Strain B + FQSEC + unique FQREC |
1 |
Unique FQREC detected | 7 |
Unique FQREC only | 2 |
Unique FQREC + FQSEC | 5 |
*FQSEC, fluoroquinolone-susceptible E. coli; FQREC, fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli.