Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli produce intestinal inflammation and growth impairment and cause interleukin-8 release from intestinal epithelial cells

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-96

  Steiner, T S ^b   Lima, A A M ^b   Nataro, J P ^b   Guerrant, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031975942     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513809     Document Type: Article

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