title: Comparative study of virulence traits of Escherichia coli clinical isolates causing early and late neonatal sepsis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Jimenez de Anta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vila
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D020814:Meningitis, Escherichia coli / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors