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[Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli associated with acute diarrhea in children of Cumaná, Venezuela].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Dec 2010
Hannaoui Erika, Villalobos Luz, Martínez Rosa, Maldonado Antonio, Hagel Isabel, Bastardo Jesús
Abstract excerpt
To establish the prevalence of strains of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) associated to acute diarrhea in children of Cumaná, Venezuela, stool samples were taken from 200 children aged < 5 years with acute diarrheal disease, and from 30 healthy children used as control. Isolation and bacterial identification was performed by conventional biochemical tests and stool cultures. The presence of pathogenic genes...
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