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Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from children with diarrhea in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 19 Feb 2015
Ifeanyi Casmir Ifeanyichukwu Cajetan, Ikeneche Nkiruka Florence, Bassey Bassey Enya, Al-Gallas Nazek, Ben Aissa Ridha, Boudabous Abdellatif
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INTRODUCTION: Escherichia coli are frequently isolated from diarrheic children in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria, but their virulent properties are not routinely evaluated. Therefore, the etiology of childhood diarrheal disease attributable to diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) in Abuja, Nigeria remains unknown. METHODOLOGY: Stool specimens from 400 acute diarrheic children between 0 and 60 months...
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