The role of enteroaggregative escherichia coli in children with diarrhoea in Hanoi
- Author:
Trung Vu Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Enteroaggregative Esherichia coli;
diarrhea;
children
- MeSH:
Diarrhea/ pathology;
diet therapy;
Escherichia coli/ pathogenicity
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2007;47(2):28-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: Enteroaggregative Esherichia coli (EAEC) is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea. Enteroaggregative Esherichia coli (EAEC) has been one of important diarrheagenic E. coli. It is necessary to evaluate the role of EAEC in causing diarrhea in children. Objectives: The purposes of this study are to determine the prevalence \r\n', u'of EAEC in children with and without diarrhea and to evaluate the clinical symptoms of diarrhea caused by EAEC. Subjects and method:These 836 children living in Hanoi including 587 children with diarrhea and 249 controls have been selected for the study. Polymerase Chain Reaction in combination with the conventional method have been used to detect EPEe.They were treated at Saint \ufffd?Paul Hospital, Thanh Nhan Hospital and National Hospital of Pediatrics. Results: EAEC strains have been detected with the prevalence of 11.6% in children with diarrhea and of 7.2% in the controls. It shows a correlation of EAEC with diarrhea in children less than 2 years of age. The common clinical symptoms of EPEC diarrhea anT watery diarrhea, sunken, vomiting. Conclusion: Enteroaggregative Esherichia coli are attributable to about 12% of diarrheal cases in children. Watery diarrhea is the most commonly seen symptom. It would be of interest to perform further studies on diarrhea caused by EAEC in children in Hanoi. \r\n', u'
