Serogroups and virulence genotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from patients with sepsis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 877-883

  Ananias, M ^a   Yano, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Sepsis; Serogroups; Virulence genotypes

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AEROBACTIN; BRAIN MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL INVASION PROTEIN; COLICIN; COLICIN 5; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 1; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; SALMOCHELIN; SECRETED AUTOTRANSPORTER TOXIN; SERUM RESISTANCE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPATHOGENIC PROTEIN; YERSINIABACTIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; DEATH; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VERO CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 59849099917     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008001000008     Document Type: Article

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