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| Provedor de dados: |
BJMBR
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Prevalence of diarrheogenic Escherichia coli and rotavirus among children from Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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| Autores: |
Rodrigues,J.
Acosta,V.C.
Candeias,J.M.G.
Souza,L.O.
Filho,F.J.C.
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| Data: |
2002-11-01
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Diarrhea
Rotavirus
Enteroaggregative E. coli
Escherichia coli
Seasonality
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| Resumo: |
In a one-year prospective study carried out to define the role of rotavirus and Escherichia coli in local childhood diarrhea, we determined the prevalence of both agents in 54 diarrheic children attending a health center in Botucatu. Diarrheogenic E. coli (DEC) strains were characterized by O:H serotyping, a search for virulence genetic markers, and assays of adherence to HEp-2 cells. Except for enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), no other DEC category was detected in the children's stools. Both EAEC and rotavirus were isolated from 22 of the 54 (41.0%) diarrheic children as single agents or in combination with other enteropathogens. However, when considering the presence of a single agent, EAEC was dominant and isolated from 20.4% of the patients, whereas rotavirus was detected in 14.8%. These results indicate that rotavirus and EAEC play a significant role as agents of childhood diarrhea in the local population.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002001100008
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| Editor: |
Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S0100-879X2002001100008
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text/html
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| Fonte: |
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.35 n.11 2002
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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