Prevalence of Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia Coli Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Children Under Five Years with Acute Diarrhoea Attending Rakai Hospital, Uganda

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  • Anushi Sasiga

Keywords:

Escherichia coli, Pathogenic mechanisms, Epidemiology

Abstract

Most Escherichia coli strains live harmlessly in the intestines and rarely cause disease in healthy individuals. Diarrheal illnesses are a severe public health problem in young children.  In this review, we have gathered information on current definitions, serotypes, lineages, virulence mechanisms, epidemiology, and diagnosis of the major diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes.

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2019-01-14

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Sasiga, A. . (2019). Prevalence of Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia Coli Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Children Under Five Years with Acute Diarrhoea Attending Rakai Hospital, Uganda. International Journal of Natural Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 1(01), 1–10. Retrieved from https://ijnscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Natural_Sciences_Journal/article/view/62

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Vol. 1 No. 01 (2019)

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