Correlation between antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation, and virulence determinants in uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Egyptian hospital

Abstract Background Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the main etiological agent behind community-acquired and hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are among the most prevalent human infections. The management of UPEC infections is becoming increasingly difficult owing to...

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Main Authors: Sara A. Alshaikh, Tarek El-banna, Fatma Sonbol, Mahmoud H. Farghali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00679-2