Escherichia coli Resistance: Antibiotic Classes and Trends

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Escherichia coli resistance
The resistance of bacteria to antimicrobial agents has emerged to be an important
perspective in the medical arena, [1] .The usage of antibiotics has been greatly affected by
anti-bio-resistance. Antibiotics are widely used in preventing and treating bacterial infections.
Resistance to anti biotics occurs when there are changes in the use of medicines. The bacteria
can cause damage and harm to humans and animals, making harder to treat compared to those
treated with non-resistance bacteria. There is an urgent need on how antibiotics are prescribed
globally, [2]. Antibiotic resistance is prevalent across the world, with new resistance
mechanism spreading and causing dangerous threat on the ability to manage a common
infectious disease.
E Coli
Escherichia coli is a bacterial agent is found in the human intetstine and gut of
animals.. Most of the E Coli strains are beneficial and keep the digestive tract healthy, while
some strains can be dangerous causing diarrhea if contaminated food is ingested. E coli have
shown resistance to erythromycin, tetracycline, and amoxicillin. Nitrofurantoin, norfloxacin,
and ciprofloxacin are however an empirical treatment for E Coli management,[3].Thus with
the known sensitive antibiotics, this study is of interest in the sense that it assess conventional
drugs such as aminopenicillin, lincosamides, and fluoroquinolones as compared to ampicillin,
ciprofloxacin and tetracycline resistance.
Antibiotic classes
There are various classes of antibiotics currently. Ciprofloxacin belongs to
Fluoroquinolones class; tetracyclines belong to tetracycline’s class while ampicillin belongs
to penicillin class.