Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

JP Nataro, JB Kaper - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
Escherichia coli is the predominant nonpathogenic facultative flora of the human intestine.
Some E. coli strains, however, have developed the ability to cause disease of the …

The structures of Escherichia coli O-polysaccharide antigens

R Stenutz, A Weintraub… - FEMS microbiology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Escherichia coli is usually a non-pathogenic member of the human colonic flora. However,
certain strains have acquired virulence factors and may cause a variety of infections in …

Detection and Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Young Children in Hanoi, Vietnam

TV Nguyen, P Le Van, C Le Huy, KN Gia… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Diarrhea continues to be one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among
infants and children in developing countries. Escherichia coli is an emerging agent among …

Characteristics of the enteroaggregative Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O104: H4 strain causing the outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in …

F Scheutz, EM Nielsen, J Frimodt-Møller… - …, 2011 - eurosurveillance.org
The Escherichia coli strain causing a large outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and
bloody diarrhoea in Germany in May and June 2011 possesses an unusual combination of …

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli

JP Nataro - Emerging infections 6, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The first reported outbreak of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) diarrhea occurred
in Serbia, where 19 newborns in a nursery developed watery diarrhea. Recently, EAEC has …

Efficacy of the rhesus rotavirus–based quadrivalent vaccine in infants and young children in Venezuela

I Pérez-Schael, MJ Guntiñas, M Pérez… - … England Journal of …, 1997 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Rotaviruses are the principal known etiologic agents of severe diarrhea among
infants and young children worldwide. Although a rhesus rotavirus–based quadrivalent …

Identification of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from infants and children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

SJ Moyo, SY Maselle, MI Matee, N Langeland… - BMC infectious …, 2007 - Springer
Background Relatively few studies have been done in Tanzania to detect and classify
diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) strains among children with diarrhea. This study …

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli: epidemiology, virulence and detection

A Weintraub - Journal of medical microbiology, 2007 - microbiologyresearch.org
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is a subgroup of diarrhoeagenic E. coli (DEC)
that during the past decade has received increasing attention as a cause of watery …

Enteroaggregative escherichia coli

IN Okeke, JP Nataro - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2001 - thelancet.com
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) are an increasingly important cause of
diarrhoea. E coli belonging to this category cause watery diarrhoea, which is often persistent …

Heterogeneous Virulence of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Children in Southwest Nigeria

IN Okeke, A Lamikanra, J Czeczulin… - The Journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) has been implicated in acute and persistent
diarrhea, and most strains harbor a member of a partially-conserved plasmid family (called …