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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1978-10-25
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pubmed:abstractText |
Comparisons of O- and K-antigenic types and serum sensitivity were carried out with 149 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from adults with bacteremia and 46 strains from neonates with bacteremia. O-antigenic types O6, O4, O2, O16, O18, and O7 were observed most frequently, but their relative prevalence did not differ materially between adult and neonatal bacteremias. A greater proportion of strains from neonatal bacteremia contained K1 antigen and were autoagglutinable compared with strains from adult bacteremia, although K1 was the most frequent K antigen found in strains from adults. K-antigen-containing strains did not appear to be associated with enhanced severity of bacteremia, but nontypable strains, auto-agglutinable strains, and strains of O-antigenic types O4, O6, and O8 were associated with a greater frequency of shock and fatal outcome in adults. No differences could be detected between the serum sensitivities of E. coli isolated from adult bacteremia and those from neonatal bacteremia. K antigen did not affect serum sensitivity, but E. coli strains of O types O18, O2, O4, and O7 were more serum-resistant than other E. coli. Bacteremia caused by serum-sensitive E. coli was less often associated with shock and death than bacteremia caused by serum-resistant E. coli.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0022-1899
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
138
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
33-41
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Agglutination Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Antigens, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Blood Bactericidal Activity,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Escherichia coli,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Escherichia coli Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Infant, Newborn, Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Sepsis,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Serotyping,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Shock, Septic,
pubmed-meshheading:355575-Virulence
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pubmed:year |
1978
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Escherichia coli in bacteremia: K and O antigens and serum sensitivity of strains from adults and neonates.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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