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Fluoroquinolone-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis related to chronic suppurative otitis media, Angola

Filipe, Matuba ; Reimer, Åke ; Matuschek, Erika ; Paul, Maria LU ; Pelkonen, Tuula and Riesbeck, Kristian LU orcid (2017) In Emerging Infectious Diseases 23(10). p.1740-1742
Abstract

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.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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23
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10
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1740 - 1742
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
external identifiers
  • pmid:28930018
  • wos:000411137100027
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1080-6040
DOI
10.3201/eid2310.170268
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English
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