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Complexity of Escherichia coli bacteremia pathophysiology evidenced by comparison of isolates from blood and portal of entry within single patients.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Dec 2013
Clermont Olivier, Glodt Jérémy, Burdet Charles, Pognard Dominique, Lefort Agnès, Branger Catherine, Denamur Erick
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The portal of entry of Escherichia coli bacteremia, a frequent and severe disease, is most commonly the urinary tract followed by the digestive tract. Recent reports have evidenced the presence of several distinct E. coli clones within a single patient suffering of extra-intestinal infection. To explore the relationships between the blood and portal of entry strains, we thoroughly studied 98 bacteremic patients...
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