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Escherichia coli meningitis;
Neonatal meningitis-associated Escherichia coli (NMEC) infection |
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| Description |
Escherichia coli meningitis is a bacterial meningitis caused by Escherichia coli, and is common in the newborn within the first month of life (neonatal meningitis). Neonatal meningitis-associated Escherichia coli (NMEC) strains possessing the K1 capsular polysaccharide is a major cause of neonatal meningitis.
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Infectious disease
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Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H01313 Escherichia coli meningitis
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Non-viral and unspecified infections of the central nervous system
1D01 Infectious meningitis not elsewhere classified
H01313 Escherichia coli meningitis
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| Reference |
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Lu S, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Kim KS, Yang J, Jin Q |
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| Title |
Complete genome sequence of the neonatal-meningitis-associated Escherichia coli strain CE10. |
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