There have been contradictory results regarding temporal changes in the antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli from tertiary care centres. Therefore, we performed a population-based investigation to examine in vitro antimicrobial resistance trends of E. coli bloodstream isolates.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. majdi.alhasan@uky.edu