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Clonal Composition of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Causing Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 Oct 2009
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Recent studies from North America and Europe have demonstrated community-wide clonal spread of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). To investigate if a similar pattern of spread occurs in Brazil, we characterized UPEC from women with community-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI) in Rio de Janeiro. E. coli isolates from women with UTI in one public outpatient clinic were evaluated for antibiotic...
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