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In vitro biofilm formation by uropathogenic Escherichia coli and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern.
Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine - 1 Mar 2012
Ponnusamy Poovendran, Natarajan Vidhya, Sevanan Murugan
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OBJECTIVE: To detect in vitro biofilm formation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) (UPEC) strains isolated from urine specimens and also to determine their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern using 13 commonly used antibiotics. METHODS: The present study comprised of 166 urine specimens collected from tertiary care hospitals in and around Coimbatore, South India. All the specimens were subjected to gram...
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