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Characterization of Escherichia coli phylogenetic groups associated with extraintestinal infections in South Indian population
1 Jan 2015
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BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli strains mainly fall into four phylogenetic groups (A, B1, B2, and D) and that virulent extra-intestinal strains mainly belong to groups B2 and D. AIM: The aim was to determine the association between phylogenetic groups of E. coli causing extraintestinal infections (ExPEC) regarding the site of infection, expression of virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and clinical...
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