High prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance amongst commensal flora of antibiotic na ïve neonates: a study from India.

CONCLUSION: A high level of fluoroquinolone resistance in gut flora of antibiotic naïve and exclusively breastfed neonates suggests a rampant rise of resistance in the community. The source of resistance genes on D1 is probably maternal flora acquired at birth. High load of PMQR genes in commensal flora are a potential source of spread to pathogenic organisms. PMID: 29458558 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 6, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Saksena R, Gaind R, Sinha A, Kothari C, Chellani H, Deb M Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research