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Molecular characterization of virulence factors in diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli isolates from children in Nairobi, Kenya.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 21 Aug 2012
Makobe Celestine Khalechi, Sang Willie K, Kikuvi Gideon, Kariuki Samuel
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INTRODUCTION: Among the bacterial causes, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is the most important etiologic agent of childhood diarrhoea and represents a major public health problem in developing countries. New evidence suggests that major differences in virulence among groups of DEC pathotypes may be related to the presence of specific pathogenicity islands (PAIs). METHODOLOGY: Multiplex and conventional PCR...
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