%0 Journal Article
%T Multidrug Resistance and Plasmid Patterns of Escherichia coli O157 and Other E. coli Isolated from Diarrhoeal Stools and Surface Waters from Some Selected Sources in Zaria, Nigeria
%A Vincent N. Chigor
%A Veronica J. Umoh
%A Stella I. Smith
%A Etinosa O. Igbinosa
%A Anthony I. Okoh
%J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
%D 2010
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ijerph7103831
%X We have assessed the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in diarrhoeal patients and surface waters from some selected sources in Zaria (Nigeria), evaluating the antibiotic susceptibility and plasmid profiles of 184 E. coli isolates, obtained from 228 water samples and 112 diarrhoeal stool specimens (collected from children aged
%K plasmid-mediated
%K multidrug resistance
%K surface water
%K E. coli O157
%K public health impact
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/10/3831