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Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ExPEC
  • Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GBCHT82B-4

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