Abstract
To assess bacteriolysis in human neonates, Escherichia coli O7w:K1:NM were incubated with sera from eight healthy neonates, serum pooled from the eight neonates, and serum pooled from healthy adults. The adult serum killed E. coli. In contrast, the bacteria were not killed during incubation with sera from the eight neonates, the pooled neonatal serum, or with heat-inactivated adult serum. However, the combination of pooled neonatal serum and heat-inactivated adult serum killed the bacteria. Supplemental IgG-containing antibodies that bound to E. coli did not enhance the bactericidal activity of the neonatal serum. Ten of 12 blood isolates of E. coli from septic neonates but only 8 of 15 isolates from septic adults were serum-sensitive (killed during incubation with adult serum) (P less than .05). Therefore, neonatal serum killed E. coli inefficiently and was deficient in non-IgG heat-stabile component(s) required for bacterial killing. Compared with adults, neonates were more frequently septic with serum-sensitive strains of E. coli.
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