Prevalence of quinolone-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a tertiary care hospital in south Iran [Response to letter]

. 2019 Jul 23:12:2175-2176.

doi: 10.2147/IDR.S222698. eCollection 2019.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
² Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
³ Razi Clinical Research Development Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Yalda Malekzadegan et al. Infect Drug Resist. 2019.

. 2019 Jul 23:12:2175-2176.

doi: 10.2147/IDR.S222698. eCollection 2019.

¹ Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
² Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
³ Razi Clinical Research Development Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest in this communication.

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