Study of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) diarrhoea in children

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 118-120

  Mani, Reeta S ^a,b   Udgaonkar, Usha ^a   Pawar, Susheela ^a  

^a Govt Medical College   (India)

^b B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhoea; EPEC

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROPATHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; VOMITING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0037570946     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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