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Antimicrobial non-susceptibility of cervico-vaginal and rectal Escherichia coli isolates is associated with phylogeny and plasmid carriage.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Nov 2009
Hilbert D W, Paulish T E, Mordechai E, Adelson M E, Gygax S E, Trama J P
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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the primary cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in adult women, which are increasingly refractory to antimicrobial treatment. UPEC colonizes the vagina prior to causing a UTI. Our hypothesis was that the vaginal flora would be enriched in UPEC and the...
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