Expression of virulence factors among Escherichia coli isolated from the periurethra and urine of children with neurogenic bladder on intermittent catheterization

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-41

  Schlager, Theresa A ^a,d   Whittam, Thomas S ^b   Hendley, Joseph O ^a   Wilson, Richard A ^b   Bhang, June ^c   Grady, Richard ^c   Stapleton, Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Neurogenic bladder; Urinary tract infection; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AEROBACTIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN; NITROFURANTOIN; O ANTIGEN; SULFONAMIDE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; URETHRA; URINE;

EID: 0033967427     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200001000-00008     Document Type: Article

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