<p dir="ltr">Intramacrophagic survival ratio of 13 AIEC strains, 2 strains closely related to AIEC (ECG04 and ECG28), IAI4 (a commensal strain), and 3 pathogenic strains (<i>S. flexneri</i>, <i>S. typhimurium</i> LT2, and UPEC CFT073) within THP-1 macrophages over 24 hours, compared to 1 hour.</p>