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pap genotype and P fimbrial expression in Escherichia coli causing bacteremic and nonbacteremic febrile urinary tract infection

Otto, Gisela LU ; Magnusson, Mattias LU ; Svensson, Majlis LU ; Braconier, Jean Henrik LU and Svanborg, Catharina LU (2001) In Clinical Infectious Diseases 32(11). p.1523-1531
Abstract
Escherichia coli strains from patients with febrile urinary tract infections (n=73) were examined for pap genotype and P fimbrial expression in relation to bacteremia and patients' background variables. Most isolates were pap(+) by DNA hybridization (n=51), and 36 were papG(IA2)(+) and 18 prsG(J96)(+) by polymerase chain reaction. The pap and papG genotypes of the infecting strain were shown to vary with host compromise, sex, and age. Bacteremia in noncompromised patients was caused by papG(IA2)(+) strains, but compromised hosts carried a mixture of papG(IA2)(+), prsG(J96)(+), and pap(-) strains. Women of all ages were infected with papG(IA2)(+) strains. Infected men carried prsG(J96)(+) or pap(-) strains and were older, and most had... (More)
Escherichia coli strains from patients with febrile urinary tract infections (n=73) were examined for pap genotype and P fimbrial expression in relation to bacteremia and patients' background variables. Most isolates were pap(+) by DNA hybridization (n=51), and 36 were papG(IA2)(+) and 18 prsG(J96)(+) by polymerase chain reaction. The pap and papG genotypes of the infecting strain were shown to vary with host compromise, sex, and age. Bacteremia in noncompromised patients was caused by papG(IA2)(+) strains, but compromised hosts carried a mixture of papG(IA2)(+), prsG(J96)(+), and pap(-) strains. Women of all ages were infected with papG(IA2)(+) strains. Infected men carried prsG(J96)(+) or pap(-) strains and were older, and most had compromising conditions. papG(IA2)(+) strains predominated among patients with medical illness, whereas prsG(J96)(+) strains predominated among patients with urinary tract abnormalities. These findings emphasize the strong influence of host factors on the selection of E. coli strains causing febrile urinary tract infections. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Escherichia coli strains from patients with febrile urinary tract infections (n=73) were examined for pap genotype and P fimbrial expression in relation to bacteremia and patients' background variables. Most isolates were pap(+) by DNA hybridization (n=51), and 36 were papG(IA2)(+) and 18 prsG(J96)(+) by polymerase chain reaction. The pap and papG genotypes of the infecting strain were shown to vary with host compromise, sex, and age. Bacteremia in noncompromised patients was caused by papG(IA2)(+) strains, but compromised hosts carried a mixture of papG(IA2)(+), prsG(J96)(+), and pap(-) strains. Women of all ages were infected with papG(IA2)(+) strains. Infected men carried prsG(J96)(+) or pap(-) strains and were older, and most had compromising conditions. papG(IA2)(+) strains predominated among patients with medical illness, whereas prsG(J96)(+) strains predominated among patients with urinary tract abnormalities. These findings emphasize the strong influence of host factors on the selection of E. coli strains causing febrile urinary tract infections.}},
  author       = {{Otto, Gisela and Magnusson, Mattias and Svensson, Majlis and Braconier, Jean Henrik and Svanborg, Catharina}},
  issn         = {{1537-6591}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11}},
  pages        = {{1523--1531}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Clinical Infectious Diseases}},
  title        = {{pap genotype and P fimbrial expression in Escherichia coli causing bacteremic and nonbacteremic febrile urinary tract infection}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/320511}},
  doi          = {{10.1086/320511}},
  volume       = {{32}},
  year         = {{2001}},
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