Interaction between atypical microorganisms and E. coli in catheter-associated urinary tract biofilms

Most biofilms involved in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are polymicrobial, with disease causing (eg Escherichia coli) and atypical microorganisms (eg Delftia tsuruhatensis) frequently inhabiting the same catheter. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge about the role of a...

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Main Author: Azevedo, Andreia (author)
Other Authors: Almeida, Carina (author), Melo, L. F. (author), Azevedo, N. F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31858
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/31858