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Intermingled Klebsiella pneumoniae Populations Between Retail Meats and Human Urinary Tract Infections.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Sept 2015
Davis Gregg S, Waits Kara, Nordstrom Lora, Weaver Brett, Aziz Maliha, Gauld Lori, Grande Heidi, Bigler Rick, Horwinski Joseph, Porter Stephen, Stegger Marc, Johnson James R, Liu Cindy M, Price Lance B
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BACKGROUND: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common colonizer of the gastrointestinal tract of humans, companion animals, and livestock. To better understand potential contributions of foodborne K. pneumoniae to human clinical infections, we compared K. pneumoniae isolates from retail meat products and human clinical specimens to assess their similarity based on antibiotic resistance, genetic relatedness, and...
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