Effect of Oral Tetracycline on the Occurrence of Tetracycline-Resistant Strains of Escherichia coli in the Intestinal Tract of Humans
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- 1 July 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 4 (1), 69-71
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.4.1.69
Abstract
Serial samples of feces from normal human subjects were analyzed for tetracycline-resistant strains of Escherichia coli. Subjects were found to be excreting tetracycline-resistant strains in amounts fluctuating with time. Ingestion of tetracycline increased both the number of individuals excreting tetracycline-resistant strains of E. coli and the proportion of the total E. coli isolates resistant to the antibiotic.Keywords
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