Species and serovars of enteropathogenic agents associated with acute diarrheal disease in Rosario, Argentina Espécies e serovariantes de agentes enteropatogênicos associados com diarréia aguda em Rosario, Argentina

We report the most frequent species and serovars of enteropathogenic organisms in Rosario from 1985 to 1993. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli was the most prevalent agent affecting 144/570 (25.2%) children; 0111 represented 41.8%, 055: 13.6%, 0119: 12.7%. Among enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) the mo...

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Main Authors: Rodolfo Notario, Noemi Borda, Telma Gambande, Emma Sutich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651996000100002