Virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli from a University Hospital in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Santo, Edilene ^a   Macedo, Claudia ^b   Marin, José Moacir ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Urinary infection; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN; COLICIN; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33748936131     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652006000400002     Document Type: Article

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