Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in children from Costa Rica

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 292-297

  Pérez, Cristian ^a   Gómez Duarte, Oscar G ^b,d   Arias, María L ^c  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARBECILLIN PLUS TICARCILLIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TICARCILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHILD; COSTA RICA; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROINVASIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTA RICA; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77955628906     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0412     Document Type: Article

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