Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy1996Vol. 40pp. -
366
j1996antimicrobialemergence
Abstract
We studied 122 stool samples collected from 25 patients with hematologic malignancies who received prophylactic norfloxacin. Fecal samples were obtained at admission and twice weekly thereafter during prophylaxis. Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli strains were isolated from the feces of 10 …