Predominance of the fimH30 subclone among multidrug-resistant escherichia coli strains belonging to sequence type 131 in Italy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 629-630

  Giufre, Maria ^a   Accogli, Marisa ^a   Farina, Claudio ^b   Giammanco, Anna ^c   Pecile, Patrizia ^d   Cerquetti, Marina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS;

EID: 84893215181     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit583     Document Type: Letter

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