Biofilm formation, antimicrobial susceptibility, serogroups and virulence genes of uropathogenic E. coli isolated from clinical samples in Iran

Abstract Background Uropathogenic Escherichia coli O- Serogroups with their virulence factors are the most prevalent causes of UTIs. The present research performed to track common uropathogenic E.coli serogroups, antibiotic resistance pattern of strains and prevalence of virulence genes in isolation...

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Main Authors: Elahe Tajbakhsh, Parvin Ahmadi, Elham Abedpour-Dehkordi, Nazila Arbab-Soleimani, Faham Khamesipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-016-0109-4