Open AccessStudy of virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern
Author(s) -
Sakshi Mittal,
Madhu Sharma,
Uma Chaudhary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.130899
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , nitrofurantoin , virulence , hemolysin , antibiotic resistance , biology , context (archaeology) , escherichia coli , antibiotics , biochemistry , gene , paleontology
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common nosocomial infections, caused by Escherichia coli. This study determined the presence of virulence factors in the organism and correlates it with the multi-drug resistance (MDR).