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American Society for Microbiology, Microbiology Spectrum, 4(10), 2022
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01660-22
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Characteristics of Escherichia coli Urine Isolates and Risk Factors for Secondary Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Urinary Tract Infections
Journal article published in 2022 by
Hyeon Jin Choi,
Seok Hoon Jeong 
,
Kyeong Seob Shin,
Young Ah Kim,
Young Ree Kim,
Hyun Soo Kim ,
Jong Hee Shin ,
Jeong Hwan Shin,
Young Uh,
Songmee Bae,
Eun-Jeong Yoon ,
Jung Sik Yoo
,
Kyeong Seob Shin,
Young Ah Kim,
Young Ree Kim,
Hyun Soo Kim ,
Jong Hee Shin ,
Jeong Hwan Shin,
Young Uh,
Songmee Bae,
Eun-Jeong Yoon ,
Jung Sik Yoo
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Abstract
Approximately half of the BSIs caused by E. coli are secondary to E. coli UTIs. Since the uropathogenic E. coli causing most of the UTIs is genetically diverse, understanding the risk factors in the E. coli urine isolates causing the BSI is important for pathophysiology.