Risk of acquisition of human diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli virulence genes in intercontinental travellers: A prospective, multi-centre study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.12.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND We studied geographic distribution of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli virulence genes (DEC VGs) acquisition in travellers and investigated if they acquired highly virulent EAEC/STEC hybrid strains. METHODS From the prospective, multicentre COMBAT study among 2001… read more here.
Keywords: coli virulence; virulence genes; risk; escherichia coli ... See more keywords
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli and Escherichia albertii in Brazil: pathotypes and serotypes over a 6-year period of surveillance
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268818002595
Abstract: Abstract Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is a leading cause of infectious diarrhoea worldwide. In recent years, Escherichia albertii has also been implicated as a cause of human enteric diseases. This study describes the occurrence of… read more here.
Keywords: dec; surveillance; pathotypes serotypes; diarrhoeagenic escherichia ... See more keywords