Antimicrobial resistance for common urinary tract infection drug increases five fold since 2000
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the US, increased over five-fold from 2000 to 2010.