Aetiology of diarrhoea and virulence properties of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli among patients and healthy subjects in Southeast Nigeria

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-252

  Nweze, E I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Escherichia coli; Nigeria; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; VIRULENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955485807     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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