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Distribution and expression of virulence genes (hlyA, sat) and genotyping of Escherichia coli O25b/ST131 by multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis in Tehran, Iran.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 6 Dec 2022
Asgharzadeh Sajjad, Golmoradi Zadeh Rezvan, Taati Moghadam Majid, Farahani Eraghiye Hamed, Sadeghi Kalani Behrooz, Masjedian Jazi Faramarz, Mirkalantari Shiva
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli ST131 is a pandemic clone with high antibiotic resistance, and it is a major causative agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) and bloodstream infections. This study evaluated the distribution and expression of virulence genes and genotyping of E. coli O25b/ST131 by Multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) method among UTI in patients at Tehran hospitals, Iran.A total of 107 E....
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