Age-specific prevalence of Escherichia coli with localized and aggregative adherence in Venezuelan infants with acute diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1103-1107

  Gonzalez R ^a   Diaz C ^a   Marino M ^a   Cloralt, R ^a   Pequeneze, M ^a   Perez Schael I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENEZUELA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1842365449     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1103-1107.1997     Document Type: Article

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