Distribution of uropathogenic virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Tarchouna, Mouna ^a   Ferjani, Asma ^a   Ben Selma, Walid ^a   Boukadida, Jalel ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Urinary tract infections; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AEROBACTIN; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 1; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; PILIN;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERON; OUTPATIENT; PATHOGENESIS; PYURIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERON; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877156305     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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