Article
Phenotypic diversity of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) isolated from cases of travelers' diarrhea in Kenya.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2003
Shaheen Hind I, Kamal Karim A, Wasfy Momtaz O, El-Ghorab Nemat M, Lowe Brett, Steffen Robert, Kodkani Neville, Amsler Lorenz, Waiyaki Peter, David John C, Khalil Sami B, Peruski Leonard F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to characterize phenotypically enterotoxins, colonization factors (CFs) and the antibiotic susceptibility of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains isolated from cases of acute diarrhea that occurred in Europeans traveling to resorts in Mombasa, Kenya; this information is critical for the development of vaccines and empirical treatment. METHODS: Over a 1-year period...
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