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Sepsis
Recent findings from University of Barcelona highlight research in sepsis
May 6th, 2008
"Neonatal meningitis and septicemia caused by Escherichia coli are still major health problems in industrialized countries. Forty-seven E. coli strains causing neonatal sepsis were analyzed," investigators in Barcelona, Spain report. "Twenty-two and 25 strains caused early (detected from 0 to 3 days after birth) and late (detected from 4 to 28 days after birth) infections, respectively," wrote S.M. Soto and colleagues, University of Barcelona. The researchers concluded: "Only the ibeA gene was significantly more prevalent in the strains causing early infections." Soto and colleagues published their study in the Journal of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-06)
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