Open AccessDetection of virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolated from patients with cystitis and pyelonephritis
Author(s) -
Farzaneh Firoozeh,
Mahmood Saffari,
Foroogh Neamati,
Mohammad Zibaei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1393
Subject(s) - virulence , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , medicine , biology , genetics
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is a common cause of ascending urinary tract infections including cystitis and pyelonephritis. The purpose of this study was to investigate virulence genes among Escherichia coli isolated from patients with cystitis and pyelonephritis.
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