| Literature DB >> 25832302 |
Peter Ulleryd1, Torsten Sandberg2, Flemming Scheutz3, Connie Clabots4, Brian D Johnston5, Paul Thuras6, James R Johnson5.
Abstract
Of 23 unique Escherichia coli strains from 10 men with febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) and their female sex partners, 6 strains (all UTI causing) were shared between partners. Molecularly, the 6 shared strains appeared more virulent than the 17 nonshared strains, being associated with phylogenetic group B2, sequence types ST73 and ST127, and multiple specific virulence genes. This indicates that UTIs are sometimes sexually transmitted.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25832302 PMCID: PMC4432053 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00579-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948