Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Recurrent Escherichia coli Bacteremia

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01399-21
• Publication Date: 2021-12-08T15:32:16Z
• Authors: Tatsuya Kobayashi; Mahoko Ikeda; Yuta Okada; Yoshimi Higurashi; Shu Okugawa; Kyoji Moriya
• Keywords: Male; 0301 basic medicine; Virulence Factors; Bacteremia; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; virulence factor; Microbiology; genetic identity; Tertiary Care Centers; 03 medical and health sciences; Japan; Recurrence; Escherichia coli; Humans; Escherichia coli Infections; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Virulence; Middle Aged; QR1-502; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; Biofilms; Female; recurrent Escherichia coli bacteremia; enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus polymerase chain reaction; Research Article

Escherichia coli causes bloodstream infection, although not all strains are pathogenic to humans. In some cases, this infection reoccurs, and several reports have described the clinical characteristics and/or molecular microbiology of recurrent Escherichia coli bacteremia.