A comparison of phylogenetic group, virulence factors and antibiotic resistance in Russian and Norwegian isolates of Escherichia coli from urinary tract infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-211

  Grude, Nils ^a,b,c   Potaturkina Nesterova, N I ^d   Jenkins, A ^a,b   Strand, L ^a,b   Nowrouzian, F L ^e   Nyhus, J ^f   Kristiansen, B E ^a,c  

^a Telemark Biomedical Centre   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d Mathematical Department   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Bionor Immuno AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial sensitivity; Clonal diversity; Escherichia coli; Phylogenetic groups; Urinary tract infection; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MECILLINAM; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIURIA; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846285665     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01584.x     Document Type: Article

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