Detection of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from children with and without diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Detection of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from children with and without diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

We identified different diarrheagenic (DEC) Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from 1,207 children with and without acute endemic diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil collected as part of a case-control study. Since the identification of DEC cannot be based on only biochemical and culture criteria,...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Bueris, Marcelo Palma Sircili, Carla Romano Taddei, Maurilio Fernandes dos Santos, Marcia Regina Franzolin, Marina Baquerizo Martinez, Suzana Ramos Ferrer, Mauricio Lima Barreto, Luiz Rachid Trabulsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
virulence
Multiplex PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000700009

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