Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran?

Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is a common cause of bloody diarrhea in developed countries. The aim of this study was to determine whether E. coli O157:H7 is a possible pathogen of bloody diarrhea in southern Iran. Out of 719 children with diarrhea, 243 (34%) patients with positive occult...

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Main Authors: Abdolvahab Alborzi, Mohammad Hassan Aelami, Behrooz Astaneh, Bahman Pourabbas, Shohreh Farshad, Mehdi Kalani, Jalil Nasiri, Mahmood Rashidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2008-08-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2445
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