| Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli associated with an outbreak of diarrhoea in a neonatal nursery ward. | |
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PMID: 8760945 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Over a 9-day period in February 1995, 16 newborn babies (age range 2-11 days) and 3 infants (24, 47 and 180 days of age) in a neonatal nursery ward developed diarrhoea accompanied by pyrexia and weight loss. Known enteropathogens were not detected in their stools but Escherichia coli displaying aggregative adherence to HEp-2 cells (enteroaggregative E. coli) were found in 12 (63%) ill infants and in none of 5 well neonates (P = 0.02). The illness lasted 3-9 days (mean 5.2) in 16 babies, whereas in 3 neonates it showed a protracted course of 18-20 days. The source of infection and the mode of transmission remained unclear. The outbreak isolates manifested properties common in this new group of diarrhoeagenic E. coli: mannose-resistant haemagglutination, haemolysis on blood agar, and clump formation in liquid culture medium. They belonged to the O4 E. coli serogroup and expressed multiple antibiotic resistance. |
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Authors:
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M Cobeljić; B Miljković-Selimović; D Paunović-Todosijević; Z Velicković; Z Lepsanović; N Zec; D Savić; R Ilić; S Konstantinović; B Jovanović; V Kostić |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Epidemiology and infection Volume: 117 ISSN: 0950-2688 ISO Abbreviation: Epidemiol. Infect. Publication Date: 1996 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-09-25 Completed Date: 1996-09-25 Revised Date: 2010-09-10 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703737 Medline TA: Epidemiol Infect Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 11-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Preventive Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. |
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Bacterial Adhesion Diarrhea, Infantile / epidemiology, microbiology* Disease Outbreaks* Escherichia coli / classification*, isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology, microbiology* Feces / microbiology Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male Nurseries, Hospital* Yugoslavia / epidemiology |
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