Colonization and persistence of Escherichia coli phenotypes in the intestines of children aged 0 to 18 months.

doi:10.1007/BF01644802

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Colonization and persistence of Escherichia coli phenotypes in the intestines of children aged 0 to 18 months.

Infection - 1 Jan 2000

Kühn I, Tullus K, Möllby R

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The aim of the present investigation was to study the intestinal colonization of Escherichia coli in newborn children, and to determine which strains become residential within the human intestine. The E. coli flora of 89 newborn children was studied by repeated sampling during their first 11 or 1...

Topics

Aging
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Infections
Feces
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestines
Phenotype
Species Specificity

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