The prevalence of enterotoxigenic e. Coli isolated from the stools of children aged 0-10 years with diarrhea in mid-anatolia region, Turkey

The stool samples from 245 patients with diarrhea were tested for heat labile toxin (LT) and heat stable toxins (ST) by passive latex agglutination and enzyme immunoassay methods respectively. Twelve (4.9%) enterotoxigenic E. Coli ETEC strains were isolated. Five strains (2%) expressed ST, and 7 (2....

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Published in:	Brazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 243 - 247
Main Authors:	Işeri, Latife, Zafer Apan, Teoman, Aksoy, Altan, Koç, Figen, Sedef Göçmen, Jülide, Nuristani, Diba
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Springer Nature B.V 01-01-2011 Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Subjects:	Children & youth Diarrhea E coli Feces Medical Microbiology MICROBIOLOGY Turkey Infectious Diarrhea Traveler’s diarrhea labile toxin Enterotoxigenic E. coli stable toxin Traveler's diarrhea
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Summary:	The stool samples from 245 patients with diarrhea were tested for heat labile toxin (LT) and heat stable toxins (ST) by passive latex agglutination and enzyme immunoassay methods respectively. Twelve (4.9%) enterotoxigenic E. Coli ETEC strains were isolated. Five strains (2%) expressed ST, and 7 (2.8%) expressed LT.
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ISSN:	1517-8382 1678-4405 1678-4405
DOI:	10.1590/S1517-83822011000100030