Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Integrating Escherichia coli Antimicrobial Susceptibility Data from Multiple Surveillance Programs

John M. Stelling*†

, Karin Travers*, Ronald N. Jones‡§, Philip J. Turner¶, Thomas F. O'Brien*†, and Stuart B. Levy*§

Author affiliations: *Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; †Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ‡The Jones Group, North Liberty, Iowa, USA; §Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ¶AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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MYSTIC results for comparison countries. Annual nonsusceptibility rates of Escherichia coli isolates, 1997–2001. p<0.05. CAZ, ceftazidime; TZP, piperacillin/tazobactam; GEN, gentamicin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; TOB, tobramycin; FEP, cefepime.

Figure 2. . MYSTIC results for comparison countries. Annual nonsusceptibility rates of Escherichia coli isolates, 1997–2001. p<0.05. CAZ, ceftazidime; TZP, piperacillin/tazobactam; GEN, gentamicin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; TOB, tobramycin; FEP, cefepime.

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