Colonization with and acquisition of uropathogenic Escherichia coli as revealed by polymerase chain reaction - Based detection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1120-1124

  Johnson, James R ^a   Brown, Jennifer J ^b   Carlino, Ulrike B ^b   Russo, Thomas A ^b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA FLORA;

EID: 0031969701     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517409     Document Type: Article

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