Abstract
To assess the distribution of phylogroups and O25/ST131 in the Netherlands, we performed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on a collection of 108 wild-type Escherichia coli (WT-EC) and 134 extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBL-EC). Phylogroup B2 was predominant, but ESBL-EC were less likely to belong to this phylogroup (48.5%) than were WT-EC (66.7%; p=0.005). In WT-EC, phylogroups B2 and D seem to be more virulent, having a higher prevalence among midstream urine isolates and blood culture isolates, than in catheter-related urine isolates (83.3% and 87.9% vs. 61.9%; p 0.048). O25/ST131 is associated with ESBL production, being almost absent among phylogroup B2 WT-EC (61.5% vs. 5.6%; p<0.001).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 570.e1-570.e4 |
| Journal | Clinical Microbiology and Infection |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blood culture
- E.coli
- Phylogroups
- Rectal colonization
- ST131
- Urine