Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Endemic and Epidemic Lineages of Escherichia coli that Cause Urinary Tract Infections

Amee R. Manges

, Helen Tabor, Patricia Tellis, Caroline Vincent, and Pierre-Paul Tellier

Author affiliations: McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada (A.R. Manges, P. Tellis, C. Vincent, P.-P. Tellier); National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (H. Tabor);

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Temporal patterns of cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs) with Escherichia coli clonal groups by week in Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2006 (A), and Berkeley, California, USA, 1999–2001 (B). Clonal groups are identified by letters in boxes. Lines indicate the total number of UTIs with E. coli in each week for each study site. Samples were not analyzed during February–October 2000 in Berkeley.

Figure 5. Temporal patterns of cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs) with Escherichia coli clonal groups by week in Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2006 (A), and Berkeley, California, USA, 1999–2001 (B). Clonal groups are identified by letters in boxes. Lines indicate the total number of UTIs with E. coli in each week for each study site. Samples were not analyzed during February–October 2000 in Berkeley.

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