Response to Giufre et al

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James R Johnson et al. J Infect Dis. 2014.

. 2014 Feb 15;209(4):630-1.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit582. Epub 2013 Nov 7.

No abstract available

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Abrupt emergence of a single dominant multidrug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli.
Johnson JR, Tchesnokova V, Johnston B, Clabots C, Roberts PL, Billig M, Riddell K, Rogers P, Qin X, Butler-Wu S, Price LB, Aziz M, Nicolas-Chanoine MH, Debroy C, Robicsek A, Hansen G, Urban C, Platell J, Trott DJ, Zhanel G, Weissman SJ, Cookson BT, Fang FC, Limaye AP, Scholes D, Chattopadhyay S, Hooper DC, Sokurenko EV. Johnson JR, et al. J Infect Dis. 2013 Mar 15;207(6):919-28. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis933. Epub 2013 Jan 3. J Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 23288927 Free PMC article.
Predominance of the fimH30 subclone among multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strains belonging to sequence type 131 in Italy.
Giufre M, Accogli M, Farina C, Giammanco A, Pecile P, Cerquetti M. Giufre M, et al. J Infect Dis. 2014 Feb 15;209(4):629-30. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit583. Epub 2013 Nov 7. J Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24203778 No abstract available.

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