New insights into the epidemiology of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 852-856

  Ochoa, Theresa J ^a,b   Barletta, Francesca ^a   Contreras, Carmen ^a   Mercado, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhea; EPEC; Epidemiology; Escherichia coli; Infantile diarrhea

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BUNDLE FORMING PILUS A; INTIMIN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 48449106922     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.03.017     Document Type: Review

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