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==What are you looking for?==
==What are you looking for?==
''[[Escherichia coli]]'' (''E. coli'') is a gram-negative bacillus that is associated with the development of infections.
''[[Escherichia coli]]'' (''E. coli'') is a Gram-negative bacillus that is associated with the development of infections.
*To learn about the ''E. coli'' organism, click [[Escherichia coli|'''here''']].
*To learn about the ''E. coli'' organism, click [[Escherichia coli|'''here''']].
===Categories in E. coli Infections===
===Categories in E. coli Infections===

Revision as of 13:32, 21 December 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.

What are you looking for?

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a Gram-negative bacillus that is associated with the development of infections.

  • To learn about the E. coli organism, click here.

Categories in E. coli Infections

  • E. coli infections may be categorized into either enteric, uropathogenic, meningitis- and sepsis-associated, and other extraintestinal:
  • Enteric (Diarrheagenic): Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enterotoxicogenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), and diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC)
  • Uropathogenic: Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)
  • Meningitis- and sepsis-associated: Meningitis-associated E. coli (MNEC)
  • Other extraintestinal: Extraintestinal E. coli (ExPEC)

List of Organ-Based E. coli Infections

  • E. coli is often the causative pathogen responsible for the following diseases: