Is diabetes mellitus an important risk factor for the antibiotic resistance in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli?

Is diabetes mellitus an important risk factor for the antibiotic resistance in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli?

Escherichia coli is a major cause of extraintestinal infections in all age group. However, the infection becomes more severe when patients have some underlying condition such as Diabetes Mellitus. The aim of the study was to determine whether diabetic mellitus may act as an important risk factor for...

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Main Authors: Arindam Chakraborty, Shalini Shenoy, Prabha Adhikari, Vishwas Saralaya, Satish Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
drug resistance
Escherichia coli
phylogroup
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2017;volume=60;issue=4;spage=546;epage=549;aulast=Chakraborty

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