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Increased human pathogenic potential of Escherichia coli from polymicrobial urinary tract infections in comparison to isolates from monomicrobial culture samples.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Croxall Gemma, Weston Vivienne, Joseph Susan, Manning Georgina, Cheetham Phil, McNally Alan
Abstract excerpt
The current diagnostic standard procedure outlined by the Health Protection Agency for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in clinical laboratories does not report bacteria isolated from samples containing three or more different bacterial species. As a result many UTIs go unreported and untreated, particularly in elderly patients, where polymicrobial UTI samples are especially prevalent. This study reports the...
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