| H01313 | |
| H number | H01313 |
| Name | Escherichia coli meningitis; Neonatal meningitis-associated Escherichia coli (NMEC) infection |
| Description | Escherichia coli meningitis is a bacterial meningitis caused by Escherichia coli, and is common in the newborn within the first month of life (neonatal meningitis). Neonatal meningitis-associated Escherichia coli (NMEC) strains possessing the K1 capsular polysaccharide is a major cause of neonatal meningitis. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Escherichia coli (NMEC) [GN:eoc eih ecz] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1D01.0Y ICD-10: G00.8 MeSH: D020814 |
| Reference | PMID:22123760 AUTHORS Lu S, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Kim KS, Yang J, Jin Q TITLE Complete genome sequence of the neonatal-meningitis-associated Escherichia coli strain CE10. JOURNAL J Bacteriol 193:7005 (2011) DOI:10.1128/JB.06284-11 |