title: Serotypes of Escherichia coli from urinary tract infections in Hong Kong.
abstract: Strains of E. coli, mainly from Chinese patients in Hong Kong with urinary tract infections, were serotyped, biotyped, and their antibiotic resistance patterns determined. The most common O groups found were O1, O2, O4, O6, O7, O8, O21, O25 AND O82. In general, they carried flagellar antigens different from those normally associated with these O groups in Europe. A variety of biotypes was observed and many strains were resistant to a number of antimicrobial drugs.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005407:Flagella / Q000276:immunology; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial