Trimethoprim resistance of Escherichia coli in outpatients in Finland after ten years' use of plain trimethoprim

• Published in: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
• Main Authors: Huovinen, Pentti, Renkonen, Olli-Veikko, Pulkkinen, Leena, Sunila, Ritva, Grönroos, Paul, Klossner, Marja-Liisa, Virtanen, Simo, Toivanen, Paavo
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1985
• Subjects: Original articles; Rovaniemi
• Online Access: http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/16/4/435; https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/16.4.435

Development of trimethoprim resistance among Escherichia coli collected from urine samples in three areas in Finland was studied in 1978–1984. Three different trends of development of resistance were found: in the Turku area resistance has increased evenly during 1978–1982 from 5·4% to 10·1% but the...