Rapid Growth of Uropathogenic <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> during Human Urinary Tract Infection
ABSTRACT Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains cause most uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). These strains are a subgroup of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) strains that infect extraintestinal sites, including urinary tract, meninges, bloodstream, lungs, and surgical s...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-05-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00186-18 |