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. 1973 Jul;4(1):69-71.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.4.1.69.

Effect of oral tetracycline on the occurrence of tetracycline-resistant strains of Escherichia coli in the intestinal tract of humans

D C Hirsh, G C Burton, D C Blenden

Effect of oral tetracycline on the occurrence of tetracycline-resistant strains of Escherichia coli in the intestinal tract of humans

D C Hirsh et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1973 Jul.

Abstract

Serial samples of feces from normal human subjects were analyzed for tetracycline-resistant strains of Escherichia coli. Subjects were found to be excreting tetracycline-resistant strains in amounts fluctuating with time. Ingestion of tetracycline increased both the number of individuals excreting tetracycline-resistant strains of E. coli and the proportion of the total E. coli isolates resistant to the antibiotic.

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