Enteroadherent Escherichia coli and diarrhea in children: A prospective case-control study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2897-2903

  Forestier, Christiane ^a   Meyer, Martine ^b   Favre Bonte, Sabine ^a   Rich, Chantal ^a   Malpuech, Georges ^b   Le Bouguenec, Chantal ^d   Sirot, Jacques ^a   Joly, Bernard ^a   De Champs, Christophe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA PROBE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029968977     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.2897-2903.1996     Document Type: Article

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