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Virulence versus fitness determinants in Escherichia coli isolated from asymptomatic bacteriuria in healthy nonpregnant women.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Srivastava Sugandha, Agarwal Jyotsna, Mishra Bharti, Srivastava Richa
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PURPOSE: Escherichia coli isolated from asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) correlated genotypically and phenotypically with cystitis isolates may help in distinguishing urovirulence determinants from 'fitness factors', latter necessary only for survival of E. coli in urinary tract; for gaining insight into the pathogenesis of urinary tract infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we compared...
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