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*To learn about the ''E. coli'' organism, click [[Escherichia coli|'''here''']]. | *To learn about the ''E. coli'' organism, click [[Escherichia coli|'''here''']]. | ||
*''E. coli'' infections may be categorized into either enteric, uropathogenic, meningitis- and sepsis-associated, and other extraintestinal: | *''E. coli'' infections may be categorized into either enteric, uropathogenic, meningitis- and sepsis-associated, and other extraintestinal: | ||
:*'''Enteric''': 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) | :*'''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) | :*'''Uropathogenic''': Uropathogenic ''E. coli'' (UPEC) | ||
:*'''Meningitis- and sepsis-associated''': Meningitis-associated ''E. coli'' (MNEC) | :*'''Meningitis- and sepsis-associated''': Meningitis-associated ''E. coli'' (MNEC) | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 9 December 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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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.
- 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)
- E. coli is often the causative pathogen responsible for the following diseases: