The frequency of molecular detection of virulence genes encoding cytolysin A, high-pathogenicity island and cytolethal distending toxin of Escherichia coli in cases of sudden infant death syndrome does not differ from that in other infant deaths and healthy infants

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-289

  Highet, Amanda R ^a,b   Berry, Anne M ^a   Bettelheim, Karl A ^c   Goldwater, Paul N ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN; CYTOLYSIN; CYTOLYSIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN GENE; CYTOLYSIN A GENE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HIGH PATHOGENICITY ISLAND SPECIFIC GENE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOMIC ISLANDS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 61449252841     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.005322-0     Document Type: Article

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