Detection of virulence factors of Escherichia coli from children by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-173

  Arisoy, Munevver ^a   Aysev, D ^a   Ekim, M ^a   Ozel D ^a   Kose S K ^a   Ozsoy E D ^b   Akar, N ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Detection; Escherichia coli; Multiplex PCR; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AEROBACTIN; AFIMBRIAL ADHESIN I; BACTERIAL DNA; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 1; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; P FIMBRIA PROTEIN; S FIMBRIA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 33646687688     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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