Escherichia coli enterovirulent phenotypes in Zambians with AIDS-related diarrhoea.

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Persistent diarrhoea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in AIDS patients, and consequently an important public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Although intestinal protozoa and bacteria are detected in many of these patients, a substantial proportion of disease remains unexplained even after intensive investigation. HEp-2 cell adherent Escherichia coli have been described in AIDS patients with...

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