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Molecular Characterization, Antimicrobial Resistance and Caco-2 Cell Invasion Potential of Campylobacter jejuni/coli from Young Children with Diarrhea.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Mar 2016
Pan Haijian, Ge Yanling, Xu Hao, Zhang Jianmin, Kuang Dai, Yang Xiaowei, Su Xudong, Huang Zheng, Shi Xianming, Xu Xuebin, Meng Jianghong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Campylobacter is a major cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Young children represent a particular age group affected by Campylobacter infection because of their limited diets and weak immune systems. METHODS: In this study, a total of 110 Campylobacter (80 Campylobacter jejuni and 30 Campylobacter coli) isolated from children younger than 5 years of age with diarrhea in Shanghai, China in...
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