The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 10 , Pages 876-884 , October 2008

Emergence of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Outpatient Urinary Escherichia coli Isolates

Presented in part at the 30th annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine in Toronto, Canada, on April 26, 2007.

  • Luke Johnson

      Affiliations

    • University of Denver and Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colo
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  • Allison Sabel, MD, PhD, MPH, CMQ

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health and Hospital Authority and Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
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  • William J. Burman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Denver Public Health Department and Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health and Hospital Authority and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
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  • Rachel M. Everhart, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colo
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  • Marcie Rome

      Affiliations

    • Amherst College, Amherst, Mass, and Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colo
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  • Thomas D. MacKenzie, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Denver Community Health Services and Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health and Hospital Authority and Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
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  • Jeanne Rozwadowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Denver Community Health Services, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
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  • Philip S. Mehler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health and Hospital Authority and Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
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  • Connie Savor Price, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health and Hospital and Authority and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Connie Savor Price, MD, 777 Bannock Street, MC 4000, Denver, CO 80204

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    Levofloxacin use and outpatient Escherichia coli resistance to levofloxacin versus time.

    Levofloxacin use and outpatient Escherichia coli resistance to levofloxacin versus time.

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    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole use and outpatient E. coli resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus time.

    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole use and outpatient E. coli resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus time.

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    Rates of susceptibility to other antimicrobial agents among levofloxacin-resistant and susceptible E. coli causing UTI, 2005.

    Rates of susceptibility to other antimicrobial agents among levofloxacin-resistant and susceptible E. coli causing UTI, 2005.

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    Modified Denver Health and Hospital Guidelines for the management of UTI in nonpregnant adults.

    Modified Denver Health and Hospital Guidelines for the management of UTI in nonpregnant adults.

 Financial Disclosures: none.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00606-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.04.039

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 10 , Pages 876-884 , October 2008

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