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Effect of stay in hospital and oral chemotherapy on the antibiotic sensitivity of bowel coliforms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Elizabeth J. Shaw ,
Naomi Datta ,
Glynne Jones ,
Frances M. Marr  and
Wendy J. B. Froud
Elizabeth J. Shaw
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, LondonW12 0HS
Naomi Datta
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, LondonW12 0HS
Glynne Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Diseases, City Hospital, Edinburgh
Frances M. Marr
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Diseases, City Hospital, Edinburgh
Wendy J. B. Froud
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Diseases, City Hospital, Edinburgh
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The effects of oral chemotherapy and stay in hospital on the antibiotic resistance patterns of faecal coliform flora were studied. The coliform flora of 64% of 25 patients who were not receiving antibiotics was sensitive to all drugs tested. Hospitalization alone did not affect this proportion. The administration of tetra-cycline or ampicillin to patients, whether at home or in hospital, significantly increased the percentage of resistant bowel coliforms. Tetracycline showed a significantly greater effect than ampicillin. There was no significant increase in the percentage of patients with resistant flora after treatment with amoxycillin.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , September 1973 , pp. 529 - 534
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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