Serum Response of Escherichia Coli Strains Causing Dyspepsia and Urinary Tract Infection: Relation to Alpha-hemolysin Production and O Type

Overview

Journal Infect Immun

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 1995 Nov 1

PMID 7591101

Citations 4

Authors

L Siegfried

M Kmetova

V Janigova

M Sasinka

V Takacova

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Abstract

A total of 109 alpha-hemolytic and 104 nonhemolytic Escherichia coli isolates from children with dyspepsia and urinary tract infections were investigated for resistance to the bactericidal activity of human serum. A significantly higher proportion of serum resistance was found in alpha-hemolytic E. coli isolates than in nonhemolytic isolates (P < 0.01). An association between the titer of alpha-hemolysin produced and serum resistance was found.

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