Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Alcaligenes faecalis Related to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Angola

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Filipe, Matuba ; Reimer, Åke ; Matuschek, Erika ; Paul, Maria ; Pelkonen, Tuula ; Riesbeck, Kristian
• Description:
  We found that 20 (10.6%) of 188 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media in Angola were co-colonized with fluoroquinolone-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis, commonly found in birds. A likely explanation for our findings was the use of bird feces by residents as a traditional remedy to prevent ear secretions caused by primary ear infection.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Alcaligenes Faecalis Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Child, Preschool Chronic Disease Cohort Studies Columbidae Drug Resistance, Bacterial Feces Female Fluoroquinolones Humans Infant Male Medicine, African Traditional Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Otitis Media, Suppurative

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(10):1740-1742.
• Pubmed ID:
  28930018
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5621561
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Angola ; Luanda, Angola
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a73c7dd164482a6e1397b872d787c7245b8bd124e428c19e1152159326c08b66
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48981/cdc_48981_DS1.pdf
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