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Volume 22, Number 9—September 2016
CME ACTIVITY - Research

Fluoroquinolone-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Patients with Pyelonephritis, United States1

David A. TalanComments to Author , Sukhjit S. Takhar, Anusha Krishnadasan, Fredrick M. Abrahamian, William R. Mower, Gregory J. Moran, and EMERGEncy ID Net Study Group
Author affiliations: David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA (D.A. Talan, A. Krishnadasan, F.M. Abrahamian, W.R. Mower, G.J. Moran); Olive View–UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles (D.A. Talan, A. Krishnadasan, F.M. Abrahamian, G.J. Moran); Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (S.S. Takhar); Harvard Medical School, Boston (S.S. Takhar); Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles (W.R. Mower)

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Figure 2

Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli infection among patients with uncomplicated (U) and complicated (C) pyelonephritis, by study site, United States, July 2013–December 2014. Study sites are listed in the Technical Appendix; Technical Appendix Tables 2 and 3 provide additional results on antimicrobial resistance rates.

Figure 2. Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli infection among patients with uncomplicated (U) and complicated (C) pyelonephritis, by study site, United States, July 2013–December 2014. Study sites are listed in the Technical Appendix; Technical Appendix Tables 2 and 3 provide additional results on antimicrobial resistance rates.

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1Preliminary results of this research were presented at the 2014 IDWeek Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 8–12, 2014.

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