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8922799

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Two hundred four appendiceal isolates for Escherichia coli from 146 patients with either inflamed appendices (IA) (110 patients) or noninflamed appendices (NA) (36 patients) were characterized. Strains with P fimbriae were detected in 27% of IA and 31% of NA whereas type 1C-fimbriated strains were found only in IA (13%). Four serotypes, three with K5 antigens (O18:K5, O25:K5:H1, and O75:K5:H-) and one with K1 antigen (O75:K1:H7), were isolated only from IA (20 [18%] of 110); O25:K5:H1 was the most common serotype (isolated from 11 IA [10%]). Fecal isolates from the patients with IA resembled their corresponding appendiceal isolates rather than fecal isolates from patients with NA; this finding suggests that colonization of the gut by virulent E. coli--such as a hemolysin-producing, type 1C-fimbriated, P-fimbriated O25:K5:H1 serotype--may be a prerequisite for the development of appendicitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1038-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Escherichia coli and appendicitis: phenotypic characteristics of E. coli isolates from inflamed and noninflamed appendices.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't