Escherichia coli belonging to the worldwide emerging epidemic clonal group O25b/ST131: risk factors and clinical implications
Author(s) -
Lorena LópezCerero,
M.D. Navarro,
Mar Bellido,
Almudena MartínPeña,
Lluís Prat Viñas,
José Miguel Cisneros,
S. L. Gomez-Langley,
H. Sanchez-Monteseirin,
Isabel Morales,
Álvaro Pascual,
Jesús RodríguezBaño
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt405
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , genetics , gene
Escherichia coli belonging to clonal group ST131 has emerged as a significant contributor to infection caused by antibiotic-resistant E. coli worldwide. We investigated the risk factors for infections caused by ST131 E. coli and their clinical implications.
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