Open AccessOutcome of acute urinary tract infections caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli with phenotypically demonstrable virulence factors
Author(s) -
Unnimaya Pullanhi,
Sadia Khan,
Vivek Vinod,
Karthika Mohan,
Anil Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_49_18
Subject(s) - virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , fimbria , biofilm , escherichia coli , hemolysin , urinary system , virulence factor , medicine , aerobactin , bacteria , biology , enterobacteriaceae , gene , biochemistry , genetics
Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains is one of the most important community-acquired infections in the world. The presence of virulence factors is closely related with the pathogenesis of UTI.