Genetic relatedness of the Enterococcus faecalis isolates in stool and urine samples of patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection

Genetic relatedness of the Enterococcus faecalis isolates in stool and urine samples of patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection

Abstract Background Community-acquired urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) could be caused by endogenous or exogenous routes. To show this relationship, we investigated molecular fingerprints and genotypes of paired Enterococcus faecalis isolated from the urine of symptomatic patients and their fecal s...

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Main Authors: Zohreh Ghalavand, Masoud Alebouyeh, Kiandokht Ghanati, Leila Azimi, Marjan Rashidan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
Enterococcus faecalis
Virulence
Urinary tract infection
Fecal microbiota
Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-020-00380-7

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