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Distribution of virulence genes and phylogenetics of uropathogenic Escherichia coli among urinary tract infection patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Published Online: 2020-02-07

Published Print: 2020-12

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Dadi, Belayneh Regasa

Abebe, Tamrat

Zhang, Lixin

Mihret, Adane

Abebe, Workeabeba

Amogne, Wondwossen
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Article History

Received: 16 April 2019

Accepted: 3 February 2020

First Online: 7 February 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The proposal of this study was ethically approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences. Permission was obtained from Medical directors of Tikur anbessa specialized Hospital, Yekatit 12 Hospital and Zewditu Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from each patient participated in the study. The study participants’ age was > 1 year old. Before starting data collection, the purpose of the study was explained to all study participants and written informed consent was obtained. For age group 1–16 years old written consent was obtained from the parents or guardians.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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