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Prevalence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in children with diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jul 2005
Franzolin Marcia Regina, Alves Rosely Cabette Barbosa, Keller Rogéria, Gomes Tânia Aparecida Tardelli, Beutin Lothar, Barreto Mauricio Lima, Milroy Craig, Strina Agostino, Ribeiro Hugo, Trabulsi Luiz Rachid
Abstract excerpt
We report the frequency of the different diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) categories isolated from children with acute endemic diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia. The E. coli isolates were investigated by colony blot hybridization with the following genes probes: eae, EAF, bfpA, Stx1, Stx2, ST-Ih, ST-Ip, LT-I, LT-II, INV, and EAEC, as virulence markers to distinguish typical and atypical EPEC, EHEC/STEC, ETEC, EIEC,...
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