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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2008, p. 1123-1125, Vol. 46, No. 3
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01682-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparative Study of Virulence Traits of Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates Causing Early and Late Neonatal Sepsis{triangledown}

S. M. Soto, J. Bosch, M. T. Jimenez de Anta, and J. Vila*

Microbiology Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Received 23 August 2007/ Returned for modification 1 October 2007/ Accepted 17 December 2007

Neonatal meningitis and septicemia caused by Escherichia coli are still major health problems in industrialized countries. Forty-seven E. coli strains causing neonatal sepsis were analyzed. Twenty-two and 25 strains caused early (detected from 0 to 3 days after birth) and late (detected from 4 to 28 days after birth) infections, respectively. Only the ibeA gene was significantly more prevalent in the strains causing early infections.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Phone: 34-93-227-54-00. Fax: 34-93-227-93-22. E-mail: jvila{at}ub.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 26 December 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2008, p. 1123-1125, Vol. 46, No. 3
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01682-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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