Antimicrobial resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from children under the age of 5 years from Ifakara, Tanzania
Vila J;Vargas M;Casals C;Urassa H;Mshinda H;Schellemberg D;Gascon J;;
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy1999Vol. 43pp. -
358
j1999antimicrobialantimicrobial
Abstract
Diarrhea caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria is an important public health problem among children in developing countries. The prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in 346 children under 5 years of age in Ifakara, Tanzania, were studied. Thirty-eight percen …