Article
Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in samples obtained from Egyptian children presenting to referral hospitals.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2009
Shaheen H I, Abdel Messih I A, Klena J D, Mansour A, El-Wakkeel Z, Wierzba T F, Sanders J W, Khalil S B, Rockabrand D M, Monteville M R, Rozmajzl P J, Svennerholm A M, Frenck R W
Abstract excerpt
Hospital surveillance was established in the Nile River Delta to increase the understanding of the epidemiology of diarrheal disease among Egyptian children. Between September 2000 and August 2003, samples obtained from children less than 5 years of age who had diarrhea and who were seeking hospital care were cultured for enteric bacteria. Colonies from each culture with a morphology typical of that of...
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