Differences in virulence factors among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli causing cystitis and pyelonephritis in women and prostatitis in men

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 4445-4449

  Ruiz, Joaquim ^a   Simon, Karine ^a   Horcajada, Juan P ^a   Velasco, Maria ^a   Barranco, Margarita ^a   Roig, Gloria ^b   Moreno Martínez, Antonio ^a   Martínez, Jose A ^a   Jiménez de Anta, Teresa ^a   Mensa, Josep ^a   Vila, Jordi ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b Centro de Atencion Primaria La Mina   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; HEMOLYSIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS;

CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 18744365479     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.12.4445-4449.2002     Document Type: Article

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