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Predominance of class II papG allele of Escherichia coli in pyelonephritis in infants with normal urinary tract anatomy.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 2000
Jantunen M E, Siitonen A, Koskimies O, Wikström S, Kärkkäinen U, Salo E, Saxén H
Abstract excerpt
P-fimbrial genotypes of Escherichia coli strains and their possible association with urinary tract abnormalities were studied in infants with pyelonephritis. A total of 153 urinary E. coli strains were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction for class I, II, and III alleles of the pyelonephritis-associated adhesin gene papG. Strains with any class II papG alleles were found significantly more often in infants with...
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