Escherichia coli

Laboratory Identification

• Gram-negative bacillus
• Facultative anaerobe
• fermenter
• oxidase negative

Features

• 6 different groups
• O polysaccharide
• Lipid A (endotoxin)
• Adhesins
• Exotoxins

Disease

• Bacteraemia
• urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Gastroenteritis
• Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
• Neonatal meningitis
• Intra-abdominal infections

Treatment

• according to sensitivity