Outbreak Caused by Escherichia coli O18: K1: H7 Sequence Type 95 in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Barcelona, Spain

Conclusions: All the E. coli isolates responsible for this outbreak belonged to a single clone suggesting a common source of infection, and it was categorized as O18:K1:H7. Despite the bacteria’s pathogenicity has an important role in the severity of infection, the host-associated factors were crucial for the fatal outcomes.
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Maternal-Neonatal Reports Source Type: research