Abstract:Antimicrobial resistance in enteric or urinary Escherichia coli is a risk factor for invasive E. coli infections. Due to widespread trimethoprim resistance amongst urinary <E. coli and increased bacteraemia incidence, a national recommendation to prescribe nitrofurantoin for uncomplicated urinary tract infection was made in 2018. Nitrofurantoin resistance is reported in < 6% urinary E. coli isolates in the UK. However, mechanisms underpinning nitrofurantoin resistance in these isolates remain unknown. Th… Show more
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