Major Differences Exist in Frequencies of Virulence Factors and Multidrug Resistance between Community and Nosocomial Escherichia coli Bloodstream Isolates

Escherichia coli is a major cause of bloodstream infections and death due to sepsis. It is the most frequent Gram-negative bacterial pathogen recovered from cultures of blood from both community-acquired and nosocomial cases. We set out to determine the relationships between E. coli virulence factor...

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