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Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.450.425.325.300.580
B03.660.250.150.180.100.580
Unique ID
D000072282
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072282
Annotation
infection: coordinate with ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS
Scope Note
Strains of Escherichia coli that possess virulence traits which allow them to invade, colonize, and induce disease in tissues outside of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. They are a cause of URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI); neonatal MENINGITIS; SEPSIS; PNEUMONIA; and SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION.
Entry Term(s)
ExPEC
Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli
Previous Indexing
Escherichia coli (2000-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2020/09/02
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