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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli in diarrheic children in Egypt: molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 14 May 2014
Ali Mostafa Mohamed M, Ahmed Salwa Fouad, Klena John D, Mohamed Zienat Kamel, Moussa Tarek A A, Ghenghesh Khalifa Sifaw
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INTRODUCTION: Little information is available regarding the significance of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) in pediatric diarrhea in Egypt. METHODOLOGY: Escherichia coli was isolated from stool samples of 62 diarrheic and 43 non-diarrheic (control) Egyptian children. Samples were screened for genes specific for enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli...
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