Characteristics of Escherichia coli Urine Isolates and Risk Factors for Secondary Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Urinary Tract Infections
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Approximately half of the BSIs caused by E. coli are secondary to E. coli UTIs. Since the uropathogenic E. coli causing most of the UTIs is genetically diverse, understanding the risk factors in the E. coli urine isolates causing the BSI is important for pathophysiology. Although the UTIs are some of the most common bacterial infectious diseases, and the BSIs secondary to the UTIs are commonly caused by E. coli, the assessments to find the risk factors are mostly focused on the condition of patients, not on the bacterial pathogens. Molecular epidemiology of the UTI-causative E. coli pathogens, together with the characterization of the E. coli urine isolates associated with the BSI secondary to UTI, was carried out, suggesting treatment options for the prevalent antimicrobial-resistant organisms.
Source: Microbiology Spectrum
Institutions: Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Yonsei University, Yonsei University Health System, Chungbuk National University, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Jeju National University, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Inje University, Chonnam National University, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Yonsei University Mirae Campus
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
Award: G1875262197
OpenAlex ID: W4284897730