Distribution of virulence genes and multiple drug-resistant patterns amongst different phylogenetic groups of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infection

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 148-154

  Derakhshandeh, A ^a   Firouzi, R ^a   Motamedifar, M ^b   Motamedi Boroojeni, A ^a   Bahadori, M ^a   Arabshahi, S ^a   Novinrooz, A ^a   Heidari, S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

gimA; ibeA; Iss; malX; Multiple drug resistance; ompT; traT; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE THERAPY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

GIMA; IBEA; ISS; MALX; MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANCE; OMPT; TRAT; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS; VIRULENCE GENE;

ANTIBIOTICS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFTIOFUR; LINCOMYCIN PLUS SPECTINOMYCIN; NITROFURANTOIN; OXACILLIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECAL COLIFORM; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; URINE; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84921290841     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12349     Document Type: Article

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