PURPOSE: isolated from urine or sputum samples of cases of infection and colonization. PATIENTS AND METHODS: isolates were randomly included in the study. Clinical and microbiological data were collected from medical records. RESULTS: was significantly more frequent in the infection cases than in the colonization/asymptomatic cases in both the sputum and urine groups. CONCLUSION: may play a crucial role in the development of urinary tract infection and pneumonia.
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