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. 1990 Oct;34(10):2013–2015. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.10.2013

Trimethoprim resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from a geriatric unit.

E Heikkilä 1, L Sundström 1, P Huovinen 1
PMCID: PMC171981  PMID: 2291668

Abstract

The frequency of trimethoprim resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from urine samples collected at Turku City Hospital, Turku, Finland, remained at 40% during 1984 to 1988. The proportion of highly resistant (MIC, greater than or equal to 1,024 micrograms/ml) isolates increased, however, and most of these harbored the type I dihydrofolate reductase gene. Only a few isolates possessed type II or VII genes.

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