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Vaginal Colonization by papG Allele II+ Escherichia coli Isolates from Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women as Predisposing Factor to Pyelonephritis
Author
al-Mayahie, Sareaa Maseer Gatya
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Vaginal (61) and fecal (61) Escherichia coli isolates from pregnant and nonpregnant women (18–45 years old) were surveyed for papG alleles by PCR technique.
papG allele II was the most prevalent among both vaginal (32.7%) and fecal (3.2%) isolates, whereas other alleles were found only among vaginal isolates (1.6% for alleles I and III and 3.2% for alleles II + III).
papG+ pregnant women's isolates did not differ significantly from those of nonpregnant in possession of papG allele II (90% versus 73.3%), whereas both (32.7%) differed significantly (P≤0.05) in comparison with fecal isolates (3.2%).
The vast majority of papG allele II+ vaginal isolates were clustered in group B2 (81.8%) and much less in group D (18.1%).
Also, most of them were positive for fimH (100%), papC (100%), iucC (90.9%), and hly (72.7%), and about half of them were positive for sfa/foc (45.4%).
In addition, the mean of VFs' gene possession was 3.5 (range from 2 to 5).
It can be concluded that vaginal colonization by papG allele II+ E.
coli is possibly one of the predisposing factors of both pregnant and nonpregnant women to pyelonephritis, but its potential may be modified by other factors especially host factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mayahie, Sareaa Maseer Gatya. 2013. Vaginal Colonization by papG Allele II+ Escherichia coli Isolates from Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women as Predisposing Factor to Pyelonephritis. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mayahie, Sareaa Maseer Gatya. Vaginal Colonization by papG Allele II+ Escherichia coli Isolates from Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women as Predisposing Factor to Pyelonephritis. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504079
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mayahie, Sareaa Maseer Gatya. Vaginal Colonization by papG Allele II+ Escherichia coli Isolates from Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women as Predisposing Factor to Pyelonephritis. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504079
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504079