The prevalence of enterotoxigenic e. Coli isolated from the stools of children aged 0-10 years with diarrhea in mid-anatolia region, Turkey

The prevalence of enterotoxigenic e. Coli isolated from the stools of children aged 0-10 years with diarrhea in mid-anatolia region, Turkey

The stool samples from 245 patients with diarrhea were tested for heat labile toxin (LT) and heat stable toxins (ST) by passive latex agglutination and enzyme immunoassay methods respectively. Twelve (4.9%) enterotoxigenic E. Coli ETEC strains were isolated. Five strains (2%) expressed ST, and 7 (2....

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian journal of microbiology 2011-01, Vol.42 (1), p.243-247
Hauptverfasser: Işeri, Latife, Zafer Apan, Teoman, Aksoy, Altan, Koç, Figen, Sedef Göçmen, Jülide, Nuristani, Diba
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Sprache:eng
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Children & youth
Diarrhea
E coli
Feces
Medical Microbiology
MICROBIOLOGY
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Zusammenfassung:The stool samples from 245 patients with diarrhea were tested for heat labile toxin (LT) and heat stable toxins (ST) by passive latex agglutination and enzyme immunoassay methods respectively. Twelve (4.9%) enterotoxigenic E. Coli ETEC strains were isolated. Five strains (2%) expressed ST, and 7 (2.8%) expressed LT.
ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405
1678-4405
DOI:10.1590/S1517-83822011000100030