Escherichia coli serotypes associated with urinary tract infections in the Western Cape

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dc.contributor.authorBrede, H. D.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorColdrey, N. A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCoates, J. K.
dc.contributor.authorFinlayson, M. H.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:57:57Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:57:57Z
dc.date.issued1974
dc.descriptionCITATION: Brede, H. D., et al. 1974. Escherichia coli serotypes associated with urinary tract infections in the Western Cape. South African Medical Journal, 48(7):261-263.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractExamination of 3,261 specimens of urine from patients with urinary tract infections led to the isolation of E. coli types from 933 samples (28.6%). Serological typing revealed 222 isolates (23.8%) as urinary or as enteropathogenic serotypes. The rest were untypable. The following urinary types were identified: O 1, O 2, O 4, O 5, O 6, O 7, O 9, O 11, O 18, O 39, O 75, the commonest being O 6, O 4, and O 75. Enteropathogenic types were O 26-B6, O 55-B5, O 86-B7, O 111-B4, O 112-B11, O 119-B14, O 124-B17, O 125-B15, O 126-B16, O 127-B8, O 128-B12, and O 142-B. Types O 112 and O 111 were the most prevalent. The 1973 pattern of urinary E. coli infections in the Western Cape differs from that found in other parts of the world. Type O 6 is most prevalent, followed by O 4, and O 75. The last is the most common type north of the equator. Other types were far less frequent. Crossreactivity between 14 V. cholerae strains and E. coli O 39 antiserum was proved, suggesting similarities between the enterotoxins of V. cholerae and pathogenic E. coli strains.
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dc.identifier.citationBrede, H. D., et al. 1974. Escherichia coli serotypes associated with urinary tract infections in the Western Cape. South African Medical Journal, 48(7):261-263
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7764
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journal
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectUrinary tract infections
dc.subjectUrology
dc.subjectMicrobiology
dc.titleEscherichia coli serotypes associated with urinary tract infections in the Western Capeen_ZA
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