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

Table 2

Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) present in E. coli strains.

E. coli source	Patient group		Percent of sample
			II536	III536	IV536
Current study	Pediatric	25	28	0	76	64	48	20	24
Commensal [25]	Pediatric	100	8	4	62	ND	37	ND	14
Commensal [10]	Adult	50	4	0	38	26	14	0	8
UTI [10]	Adult	100	20	2	89	73	46	0	34

ND = not determined.
UTI = symptomatic urinary tract infection.