Open Access<p><em>Escherichia coli</em> O25b-ST131 and O16-ST131 causing urinary tract infection in women in Changsha, China: molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics</p>
Author(s) -
Yiming Zhong,
Wenen Liu,
Qian Meng,
Yuan Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s212658
Subject(s) - pulsed field gel electrophoresis , ciprofloxacin , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , serotype , virulence , biology , genotype , antibiotics , gene , genetics
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Escherichia coli ST131 and molecularly characterize the O25b-ST131 and O16-ST131 subgroups among urinary tract infection (UTI) E. coli isolates from women in central China. We also assessed the clinical characteristics and outcomes of infections caused by E. coli ST131.