Virulence characteristics of Escherichia coli isolates from children with urinary tract infections.

The urinary tract is among the most common sites of bacterial infection and E. coli is by far the most common infecting agent in children and adults of both sexes. In an attempt to evaluate the intrinsic virulence of E.

[Sensitivity to antibiotics of Escherichia coli strains isolated from children admitted to the "Sf. Ioan" clinical emergency hospital for children in Galaţi during 2005-2006].

The urinary tract infections (UTI) in children represent an important problem both because of their frequency, particularly in small children, and because of the morbidity they generate, sometimes on a long term. Escherichia coli represents the etiologic cause of 80% of these urinary infections. In 2005, 66 E.