Escherichia coli O18:K1:H7 isolates from patients with acute cystitis and neonatal meningitis exhibit common phylogenetic origins and virulence factor profiles

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 425-434

  Johnson, J R ^a   Delavari, P ^a   O'Bryan, T T ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; HEMOLYSIN; SIDEROPHORE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; NIACINAMIDE; PHYLOGENY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEROTYPING; URINE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035253461     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/318086     Document Type: Article

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