Article
Clinical and bacteriologic correlates of the papG alleles among Escherichia coli strains from children with acute cystitis.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 May 1999
Johnson J R, Johnson C E, Maslow J N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: papG is the Gal(alpha1-4)Gal-specific adhesin gene of Escherichia coli P fimbriae. The three alleles of papG are associated with different receptor-binding preferences, occur in different lineages of E. coli and appear differentially associated with specific clinical syndromes, e.g. allele II with pyelonephritis and allele III with cystitis. However, no data are available regarding associations of the...
Topics
- Acute Disease
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Alleles
- Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cystitis
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Female
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Genes, Bacterial