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

Autor: Işeri L; Kırıkkale University, Department of Medical Microbiology , Kırıkkale , Türkiye., Zafer Apan T, Aksoy A, Koç F, Sedef Göçmen J, Nuristani D
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] [Braz J Microbiol] 2011 Jan; Vol. 42 (1), pp. 243-7.
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000100030
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE