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
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H01313 Escherichia coli meningitis
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Non-viral and unspecified infections of the central nervous system
1D01 Infectious meningitis not elsewhere classified
H01313 Escherichia coli meningitis
Pathogen
Escherichia coli (NMEC) [GN:eoc eih ecz]
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.