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Extensive Household Outbreak of Urinary Tract Infection and Intestinal Colonization due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jul 2015
Madigan Theresa, Johnson James R, Clabots Connie, Johnston Brian D, Porter Stephen B, Slater Billie S, Banerjee Ritu
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BACKGROUND: Reasons for the successful global dissemination of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) are undefined, but may include enhanced transmissibility or ability to colonize the intestine compared with other strains. METHODS: We identified a household in which 2 young children had urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing,...
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