Food Reservoir for Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections

Food Reservoir for Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections

Closely related strains of Escherichia coli have been shown to cause extraintestinal infections in unrelated persons. This study tests whether a food reservoir may exist for these E. coli. Isolates from 3 sources over the same time period (2005–2007) and geographic area were compared. The sources co...

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Main Authors: Caroline Vincent, Patrick Boerlin, Danielle Daignault, Charles M. Dozois, Lucie Dutil, Chrissi Galanakis, Richard J. Reid-Smith, Pierre-Paul Tellier, Patricia A. Tellis, Kim Ziebell, Amee R. Manges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
molecular epidemiology
urinary tract infections
extraintestinal infections
antimicrobial resistance
retail meat
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-1118_article

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