Comparative study of virulence traits of Escherichia coli clinical isolates causing early and late neonatal sepsis

S M Soto; J Bosch; M T Jimenez de Anta; J Vila

doi:10.1128/JCM.01682-07

Comparative study of virulence traits of Escherichia coli clinical isolates causing early and late neonatal sepsis

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Mar;46(3):1123-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01682-07. Epub 2007 Dec 26.

Authors

S M Soto¹, J Bosch, M T Jimenez de Anta, J Vila

Affiliation

¹ Microbiology Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Abstract

Neonatal meningitis and septicemia caused by Escherichia coli are still major health problems in industrialized countries. Forty-seven E. coli strains causing neonatal sepsis were analyzed. Twenty-two and 25 strains caused early (detected from 0 to 3 days after birth) and late (detected from 4 to 28 days after birth) infections, respectively. Only the ibeA gene was significantly more prevalent in the strains causing early infections.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Escherichia coli / genetics
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / microbiology*
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Meningitis, Escherichia coli / microbiology
Phylogeny
Sepsis / microbiology*
Time Factors
Virulence
Virulence Factors / genetics*

Substances

Escherichia coli Proteins
Virulence Factors