Article
Intestinal carriage of P fimbriated Escherichia coli and the susceptibility to urinary tract infection in young children.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 1995
Plos K, Connell H, Jodal U, Marklund B I, Mårild S, Wettergren B, Svanborg C
Abstract excerpt
This prospective study analyzed the intestinal carriage of P fimbriated Escherichia coli as a host susceptibility factor in urinary tract infection (UTI). P fimbriation was defined by the pap and G adhesin (papG1A2, prsGJ96) genotypes. Children with UTI carried pap+ E. coli in the fecal flora more often than healthy controls both at diagnosis (86% vs. 29%) and during infection-free intervals (approximately 40%; P...
Topics
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli
- Feces
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Intestines
- Male
- P Blood-Group System
