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. 1986 Jun;29(6):1104–1107. doi: 10.1128/aac.29.6.1104

Epidemiology of intestinal colonization by members of the family Enterobacteriaceae highly resistant to erythromycin in a hematology-oncology unit.

A Andremont, H Sancho-Garnier, C Tancrede
PMCID: PMC180510  PMID: 3729363

Abstract

Intestinal colonization by highly erythromycin-resistant members of the family Enterobacteriaceae was surveyed for 4 years in a hematology-oncology unit. Fifty-four of 555 patients (9.7%) were colonized, each with a different strain. The incidence of intestinal carriage was not correlated with erythromycin consumption in the ward but was strongly associated with individual exposure to erythromycin.

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