Acquisition of a pathogenicity island in an Escherichia coli clinical isolate causing febrile urinary tract infection.

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Urinary tract infections (UTI) are less common in men than in women, and uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most frequent etiological agent. Recurrent UTI in men have often been reported as a relapse with the same strain as the index infection. The persistence of the same E. coli strain within the urinary tract has often been explained by a prostatic focus. The aim of this study was to determine whether...

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