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EXTRAINTESTINAL PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI
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Descriptor
English
:
Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Escherichia coli Patógena Extraintestinal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Escherichia coli Extraintestinal Patogênica
Synonyms
English
:
ExPEC
Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli
Tree Number:
B03.440.450.425.325.300.580
B03.660.250.150.180.100.580
Definition
English
:
Strains of
Escherichia coli
that possess
virulence
traits which allow them to invade, colonize, and induce
disease
in
tissues
outside of the
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
. They are a cause of
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
(
UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI
); neonatal
MENINGITIS
;
SEPSIS
;
PNEUMONIA
; and
SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
: coordinate with
ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS
History Note
English
:
2017
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
56337
Unique Identifier:
D000072282
Occurrence in VHL
:
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