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Virulence genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli taken from women with vaginitis in Talca, Chile

Author(s) -

Carlos Padilla,

Andrés Padilla,

Olga Lobos

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3464

Subject(s) - virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , vaginitis , escherichia coli , cefotaxime , biology , ciprofloxacin , gene , antibiotics , genetics

Vaginitis is one of the most common reasons women visit a gynecologist. Escherichia coli has been isolated from women with vaginitis, but its role as a vaginal infection aetiological agent is controversial. This study aimed to detect virulence genes and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of E. coli strains isolated from monomicrobial and polymicrobial cultures collected from women with vaginitis.

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