Antibiotic susceptibility, hemolysin production and haemagglutinating activity of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
The hemolysin production, haemagglutinating activity (HA) with human 0 group erythrocytes and antibiotic susceptibility of 130 uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains were studied. 43% of the strains produced hemolysins and 39% showed haemagglutinating activity. In 12% of the haemagglutinating strains HA was inhibited by D-mannose. 45% of the hemolytic strains showed haemagglutinating activity. There was a significant relationship between hemolysin production and haemagglutination activity (p less than 0.05). 85% of the 130 Escherichia coli strains were found to be multiple resistant to antibiotics.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology
D006460:Hemolysin Proteins