Genetic Evaluation of E. coli Strains Isolated from Asymptomatic Children with Neurogenic Bladders

Table 1

Phylotypes of E. coli strains.

E. coli source	Patient group		Percent of sample
			A	B1	B2	D
Current study	Pediatric	25	4	32	56	8
Neurogenic [24]	Pediatric	15	6.7	40	46.7	6.7
Commensal [12]	Adult	120	22	17	36	25
Commensal [10]	Adult	50	20	34	18	28
UTI [10]	Adult	100	11	5	67	17

UTI = symptomatic urinary tract infection.