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Association of Escherichia coli ST131 lineage with risk of urinary tract infection recurrence among young women.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Jun 2018
Ismail Miriam D, Ali Ihsan, Hatt Savannah, Salzman Elizabeth A, Cronenwett Anna W, Marrs Carl F, Rickard Alexander H, Foxman Betsy
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Escherichia coli of the sequence type 131 (ST131) lineage are more likely to recur than UTIs caused by other E. coli lineages. METHODS: Isolates from 221 young women with UTI caused by E. coli participating in a randomised controlled trial were used. Participants were followed for 6 months or until UTI...
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