Differentiation of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in Brazilian children by PCR.
J Clin Microbiol
; 33(5): 1371-4, 1995 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7615758
A PCR technique to differentiate pathogenic enteric Escherichia coli strains in a field setting was evaluated. Among 76 children with acute diarrhea, this technique identified 12 children (16%) with enterotoxigenic E. coli, 6 (8%) with enteropathogenic E. coli, and 1 (1%) with enteroinvasive E. coli infection. Compared with the conventional assays, the PCR method proved to be simpler, more rapid, and inexpensive and therefore suitable for application in a developing-country field setting.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos