Comparative Study of Virulence Traits of Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates Causing Early and Late Neonatal Sepsis

Neonatal meningitis and septicemia caused by Escherichia coli are still major health problems in industrialized countries. Forty-seven E. coli strains causing neonatal sepsis were analyzed. Twenty-two and 25 strains caused early (detected from 0 to 3 days after birth) and late (detected from 4 to 28...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008-03, Vol.46 (3), p.1123-1125
Main Authors: Soto, S.M, Bosch, J, Jimenez de Anta, M.T, Vila, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli - genetics
Escherichia coli - isolation & purification
Escherichia coli - pathogenicity
Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology
Escherichia coli Proteins - genetics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases - microbiology
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Meningitis, Escherichia coli - microbiology
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Phylogeny
Sepsis - microbiology
Time Factors
Virulence
Virulence Factors - genetics
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Summary:Neonatal meningitis and septicemia caused by Escherichia coli are still major health problems in industrialized countries. Forty-seven E. coli strains causing neonatal sepsis were analyzed. Twenty-two and 25 strains caused early (detected from 0 to 3 days after birth) and late (detected from 4 to 28 days after birth) infections, respectively. Only the ibeA gene was significantly more prevalent in the strains causing early infections.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01682-07