Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Peruvian Children

Autor: Rivera, F. P., Ochoa, T. J., Maves, R. C., Bernal, M., Medina, A. M., Meza, R., Barletta, F., Mercado, E., Ecker, L., Gil, A. I., Hall, E. R., Huicho, L., Lanata, C. F.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Zdroj: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)Repositorio Académico - UPC.
Druh dokumentu: Článek
ISSN: 0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00644-10
Popis: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of childhood diarrhea. The present study sought to determine the prevalence and distribution of toxin types, colonization factors (CFs), and antimicrobial susceptibility of ETEC strains isolated from Peruvian children. We analyzed ETEC strains isolated from Peruvian children between 2 and 24 months of age in a passive surveillance study. Five E. coli colonies per patient were studied by multiplex real-time PCR to identify ETEC virulence factors. ETEC-associated toxins were confirmed using a GM1-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Confirmed strains were tested for CFs by dot blot assay using 21 monoclonal antibodies. We analyzed 1,129 samples from children with diarrhea and 744 control children and found ETEC in 5.3% and 4.3%, respectively. ETEC was more frequently isolated from children >12 months of age than from children
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