Comparison of extended virulence genotypes for bacteria isolated from pediatric patients with urosepsis, acute pyelonephritis, and acute lobar nephronia

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 736-740

  Cheng, Chi Hui ^a,b   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^c   Kuo, Chen Yen ^a   Su, Lin Hui ^b,d   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute focal bacterial nephritis; polymerase chain reaction; urosepsis; urovirulence gene; virulence score

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ACUTE LOBAR NEPHRONIA; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UROSEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEPHRITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 77955153737     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181dab249     Document Type: Article

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