Molecular characterization of virulence factors in diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli isolates from children in Nairobi, Kenya.

Introduction: Among the bacterial causes, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is the most important etiologic agent of childhood diarrhoea and represents a major public health problem in developing countries. New evidence suggests that major differences in virulence among groups of DEC pathotypes...

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Main Authors: Celestine Khalechi Makobe, Willie K Sang, Gideon Kikuvi, Samuel Kariuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2082
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