Article
Recurrent Escherichia coli bacteraemia--clinical characteristics and bacterial properties.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jan 1994
Brauner A, Kaijser B, Kühn I
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to determine if recurrent bacteraemia due to Escherichia coli might be caused by the same strain in spite of apparently adequate antimicrobial therapy. Eleven patients who, altogether, experienced 24 episodes of E. coli bacteraemia were studied. All had underlying...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacteremia
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Female
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Recurrence
- Species Specificity
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Virulence