Microbial susceptibility, virulence factors, and plasmid profiles of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from children in Jahrom, Iran.

Abstract

These data mandate local monitoring of drug resistance and its consideration in empirical therapy of E. coli infections. Plasmid analysis of representative E. coli isolates also demonstrates the presence of a wide range of plasmid sizes, with no consistent relationship between plasmid profiles and resistance phenotypes. Plasmid profiles distinguished more strains than did the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern.