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An exploratory study of dog park visits as a risk factor for exposure to drug-resistant extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC)

BACKGROUND: Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) are common causative agents of urinary tract infections in humans. Dogs have been found to harbor ExPEC. This study tested stool samples from dogs (n = 16), the shoes of dog park visitors (n = 16) and the shoes of controls (n = 16) for ExPEC. Ph...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Lubna N, Price, Lance B, Graham, Jay P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1103-2

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