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Comparison of urovirulence factors and genotypes for bacteria causing acute lobar nephronia and acute pyelonephritis.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Mar 2007
Cheng Chi-Hui, Tsau Yong-Kwei, Su Lin-Hui, Lin Chia-Ling, Lin Tzou-Yien
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BACKGROUND: Acute lobar nephronia (ALN) is a severe renal parenchymal inflammatory disease that has been diagnosed with increasing frequency as a result of newer noninvasive diagnostic modalities. Escherichia coli is the most common bacterial pathogen isolated from the urine samples of ALN patients. This prospective study was conducted to elucidate and distinguish the bacterial virulence factors associated with...
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