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- The study analyzed resistance trends of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in Escherichia coli isolates from 9,090 blood samples across 42 hospitals in Spain.
- The data collection spanned from April 2003 to December 2006 as part of a European antimicrobial resistance surveillance initiative.
- Researchers compared the resistance levels with outpatient antibiotic consumption patterns to better understand the relationship between usage and resistance.
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To determine the evolution and trends of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid resistance among Escherichia coli isolates in Spain, we tested 9,090 blood isolates from 42 Spanish hospitals and compared resistance with trends in outpatient consumption. These isolates were collected by Spanish hospitals that participated in the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System network from April 2003 through December 2006.
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