title: O antigens of Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris strains isolated from patients with bacteremia.
abstract: During the period of 1971 to 1979, 172 Proteus mirabilis and 17 Proteus vulgaris strains were collected from blood cultures. Of these strains, 144 could be grouped into 25 O antigens. The most common antigens were O3, O23, O10, O30, and O24, which represented 46.1% of all strains. The O antigen distribution of strains isolated from blood cultures did not differ significantly from that of fecal and urinary strains. No particular O antigen could thus be defined as a virulence factor in bacteremia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000145:classification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial