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Sharing of Virulent Escherichia coli Clones among Household Members of a Woman with Acute Cystitis
20 Oct 2006
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BACKGROUND: Within-household transmission of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) may contribute to the pathogenesis of urinary tract infection (UTI), but this is poorly understood. METHODS: A woman with acute UTI, 4 human household members who cohabited with her, and the family's pet dog underwent prospective longitudinal surveillance for colonizing E. coli for 7-9 weeks after the woman's UTI...
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