| Literature DB >> 7615758 |
N G Tornieporth1, J John, K Salgado, P de Jesus, E Latham, M C Melo, S T Gunzburg, L W Riley.
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A PCR technique to differentiate pathogenic enteric Escherichia coli strains in a field setting was evaluated. Among 76 children with acute diarrhea, this technique identified 12 children (16%) with enterotoxigenic E. coli, 6 (8%) with enteropathogenic E. coli, and 1 (1%) with enteroinvasive E. coli infection. Compared with the conventional assays, the PCR method proved to be simpler, more rapid, and inexpensive and therefore suitable for application in a developing-country field setting.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7615758 PMCID: PMC228169 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.33.5.1371-1374.1995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948