Open AccessSerogroups and genetic diversity of diarrheagenic strains of Escherichia coli: a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Anca Delia Mare,
Adrian Man,
Cristiicoleta Ciurea,
Ionela Anca Pintea-Simon,
Edith Simona Ianoși,
Cristina Elena Gîrbovan,
Felicia Toma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.15703
Subject(s) - serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biology , diarrhea , intergenic region , outbreak , polymerase chain reaction , virology , medicine , gene , genetics , genome
Diverse serogroups of Escherichia coli cause sporadic cases and outbreaks of diarrhea among children. Our study aimed to evaluate the serogroups of diarrheagenic strains of E. coli that cause diarrheal disease in children under two years old, and clarify if the cases were sporadic or outbreaks.