Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Phylogenetic Groups of the Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates Recovered from the Urinary Catheters of the Hospitalized Patients

• Main Authors: Marziye Taheri (Author), Moein Saleh (Author), Amir Hesam Nemati (Author), Mehdi Ariana (Author), Esfandiar Shojaei (Author), Masoud Mardani (Author), Mohammad Katouli (Author), Mohammad Pooya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Almost 80% of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs) are due to catheterization. Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) is the primary source for colonization of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, and uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most common causative bacteria. This study was...