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Single clinical isolates from acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections are representative of dominant in situ populations.
mBio - 25 Feb 2014
Willner Dana, Low Serene, Steen Jason A, George Narelle, Nimmo Graeme R, Schembri Mark A, Hugenholtz Philip
Abstract excerpt
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most commonly acquired bacterial infections in humans, and uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains are responsible for over 80% of all cases. The standard method for identification of uropathogens in clinical laboratories is cultivation, primarily using solid growth media under aerobic conditions, coupled with morphological and biochemical tests of typically a single...
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