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Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem?

Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem?
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem?

Diarrhea remains one of the main sources of morbidity and morbidity in today's world and a large proportion is caused by diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. They are a particular problem in developed countries although traveler's diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis are also a problem in developed countries. There are seven classes of diarrheagenic E. coli, namely enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC), diarrhea-associated hemolytic E. coli (DHEC) and cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)- producing E. coli. Many of their virulence determinants have been determined and some classes of diarrheagenic E. coli produce toxins. The virulence factors of some diarrhogenic E. coli have yet to be full determined and in the meantime they remain a large and emerging problem without the availability of effective vaccines.

Animals, Biological Evolution, Communicable Diseases, Emerging/microbiology, Diarrhea/microbiology, Escherichia coli/classification, Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology, Escherichia coli O157/classification, Hemolysis, Humans
0732-8893
93-98
Clarke, Stuart C
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Clarke, Stuart C
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Clarke, Stuart C (2001) Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem? Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 41 (3), 93-98. (doi:10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00303-0).

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Abstract

Diarrhea remains one of the main sources of morbidity and morbidity in today's world and a large proportion is caused by diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. They are a particular problem in developed countries although traveler's diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis are also a problem in developed countries. There are seven classes of diarrheagenic E. coli, namely enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC), diarrhea-associated hemolytic E. coli (DHEC) and cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)- producing E. coli. Many of their virulence determinants have been determined and some classes of diarrheagenic E. coli produce toxins. The virulence factors of some diarrhogenic E. coli have yet to be full determined and in the meantime they remain a large and emerging problem without the availability of effective vaccines.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 August 2001
Published date: 11 December 2001
Keywords: Animals, Biological Evolution, Communicable Diseases, Emerging/microbiology, Diarrhea/microbiology, Escherichia coli/classification, Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology, Escherichia coli O157/classification, Hemolysis, Humans

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Local EPrints ID: 455392
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455392
ISSN: 0732-8893
PURE UUID: a6cf69f0-43a0-4684-a3cf-c9da48da0d21
ORCID for Stuart C Clarke: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7009-1548

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Date deposited: 21 Mar 2022 17:31
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:07

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