Title

Urinary Escheria coli Susceptibility Profiles and their Association with Community Antibiotic Use in Tasmania, Australia

Authors

Ella M. Meumann, Royal Melbourne HospitalFollow
Brett G. Mitchell, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow
Louise Cooley, Royal Hobart HospitalFollow
Alistair McGregor, Department of Health and Human Services TASFollow

Author Faculty (Discipline)

Nursing

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-2014

Proceedings

European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases

Embargo Period

6-20-2018

ANZSRC / FoR Code

060502 Infectious Agents| 111716 Preventive Medicine

Reportable Items (HERDC/ERA)

E5

Abstract

This study assessed urinary Escherichia coli antibiotic susceptibility patterns in Tasmania, Australia, and examined their association with community antibiotic use. The susceptibility profiles of all urinary E. coli isolates collected in Tasmania between January 2010 and December 2012 were included.

Comments

Used by permission: the author(s).

This poster was also presented at the 24th Australian Society for Infection Diseases Scientific Conference, Adelaide, Australia in 2014.

Recommended Citation

Meumann, E., Mitchell, B. G., Cooley, L., & McGregor, A. (2014, May). Urinary Escheria coli Susceptibility Profiles and their Association with Community Antibiotic Use in Tasmania, Australia. Poster presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Barcelona, Spain.