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Transferable Drug Resistance in Enterobacteria Isolated from Urban Infants
Br Med J 1969; 2 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.5654.405 (Published 17 May 1969) Cite this as: Br Med J 1969;2:405
- E. C. Moorhouse
Abstract
Antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria, the vast majority of which carried transmissible R factors, were isolated from 81 out of a total of 100 healthy infants. There was surprisingly little correlation between previous antibacterial therapy and the resistant enterobacterial flora.