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Virulence characteristics of Escherichia coli in acute bacterial prostatitis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 1999
Mitsumori K, Terai A, Yamamoto S, Ishitoya S, Yoshida O
Abstract excerpt
To assess the urovirulence characteristics of Escherichia coli strains causing acute prostatitis, urinary isolates from men with acute prostatitis (n=107) and from women with acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis (n=76) were examined for the prevalence of sfa, foc, and 3 papG allele genotypes and phenotypes and for the production of alpha-hemolysin and cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1. The papG allele III and foc gene...
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