Molecular Detection of Type 1 Fimbriae-Encoding Gene (fimH) in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Outpatients with Urinary Tract Infection

Background & Objective: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in all age groups. The majority of these infections are caused by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains. Colonization, attachment to uroepithelium, and the ability of UPEC to cause symptomatic UTI...

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Main Authors: Nemat Shams, Amin Jaydari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fasa University of Medical Sciences 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/article-1-933-en.pdf