Characterization of Escherichia coli bloodstream isolates associated with mortality

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Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) are the predominant cause of Gramnegative bloodstream infections. In this study, 20 E. coli isolates that were the causative agents of bacteraemia and subsequent mortality were characterized. Whole-genome sequencing was used to define the predominant sequence types (ST) among the isolates and to identify virulence factors associated with pathogenicity of ExPEC....

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