Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005
Research
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli Carriage in Long-Term Care Facility
Joel N. Maslow*†
, Betsy Lee*, and Ebbing Lautenbach†
, Betsy Lee*, and Ebbing Lautenbach†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.
