Uropathogens from diabetic patients in Libya: Virulence factors and phylogenetic groups of Escherichia coli isolates

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1006-1014

  Ghenghesh, Khalifa Sifaw ^a   Elkateb, Einass ^b   Berbash, Nuri ^b   Nada, Rania Abdel ^c   Ahmed, Salwa F ^c   Rahouma, Amal ^a   Seif Enasser, Nadia ^a   Elkhabroun, Mohamed Abdulwahab ^d   Belresh, Taher ^e   Klena, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c Clinical Trials Program   (Egypt)

^d Elkhadra Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^e Diabetic Center   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISK DIFFUSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIBYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650759765     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.007146-0     Document Type: Article

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