CTX-M beta-lactamase production and virulence of Escherichia coli K1.

Autor: Dubois D; University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand F-63001, France., Prasadarao NV, Mittal R, Bret L, Roujou-Gris M, Bonnet R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2009 Dec; Vol. 15 (12), pp. 1988-90.
DOI: 10.3201/eid1512.090928
Abstrakt: We report a patient with neonatal meningitis caused by a CTX-M-1-producing Escherichia coli K1 strain. The influence of CTX-M production on virulence was investigated in cell culture and a newborn mouse model of meningitis. CTX-M production had no influence on virulence but was a major factor in clinical outcome.
Databáze: MEDLINE