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Dogs Can Be Reservoirs of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Urinary Tract Infection in Human Household Contacts

This study aimed to investigate the role played by pets as reservoirs of Escherichia coli strains causing human urinary tract infections (UTIs) in household contacts. Among 119 patients with community-acquired E. coli UTIs, we recruited 19 patients who lived with a dog or a cat. Fecal swabs from the...

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Autores principales: Damborg, Peter, Pirolo, Mattia, Schøn Poulsen, Laura, Frimodt-Møller, Niels, Guardabassi, Luca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10451620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37627689
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12081269