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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from children with urinary tract infection and from healthy carriers.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 May 2013
Kudinha Timothy, Johnson James R, Andrew Scott D, Kong Fanrong, Anderson Peter, Gilbert Gwendolyn L
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BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in children and contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality. The major cause is Escherichia coli, carrying multiple virulence-associated factors (VFs). However, the specific traits that distinguish childhood uropathogenic E. coli from fecal commensals of healthy children are incompletely defined. METHODS: We used a multiplex polymerase chain...
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