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Escherichia coli isolates associated with uncomplicated and complicated cystitis and asymptomatic bacteriuria possess similar phylogenies, virulence genes, and O-serogroup profiles.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2006
Takahashi Akira, Kanamaru Sojun, Kurazono Hisao, Kunishima Yasuharu, Tsukamoto Taiji, Ogawa Osamu, Yamamoto Shingo
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The genetic and serological characteristics of Escherichia coli isolates from patients with uncomplicated cystitis (UC), complicated cystitis (CC), and complicated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CASB) were determined. Phylogenetic group B2 was predominant in all categories. The prevalences of 14 out o...
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