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Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes investigation revealed atypical enteropathogenic E. coli as putative emerging diarrheal agents in children living in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Apr 2016
Dias Regiane C B, Dos Santos Bruna C, Dos Santos Luis F, Vieira Melissa A, Yamatogi Ricardo S, Mondelli Alessandro L, Sadatsune Terue, Sforcin José M, Gomes Tânia A T, Hernandes Rodrigo T
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) pathotypes, a leading cause of diarrhea worldwide, among diarrheal and healthy children, up to 5 years of age, living in the city of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. DEC, investigated by PCR detection of virulence factor-encoding genes associated with the distinct pathotypes, was isolated from 18.0% of the patients,...
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