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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Main Authors: Valerie S. Forsyth, Chelsie E. Armbruster, Sara N. Smith, Ali Pirani, A. Cody Springman, Matthew S. Walters, Greta R. Nielubowicz, Stephanie D. Himpsl, Evan S. Snitkin, Harry L. T. Mobley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-05-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00186-18