Although extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) are designated by their
isolation site and grouped based on the type of host and the disease they cause, most …

We report the frequency of the different diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) categories
isolated from children with acute endemic diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia. The E. coli isolates were …

In order to determine the occurrence, serotypes and virulence markers of Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) strains, 153 fecal samples of cattle randomly selected from six …

Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) represent an emerging pathogen, with
pandemic strains increasingly involved in cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs), bacteremia, …

Escherichia coli sfa+ strains isolated from poultry were serotyped and characterized by
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Isolates …

The prevalence, serotypes and virulence profiles of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
were investigated in 205 healthy beef and dairy cattle, and 106 goats reared in the …

Psittacine birds have been identified as reservoirs of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, a subset
of pathogens associated with mortality of children in tropical countries. The role of other …

The frequency of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) strains was investigated in 253
children up to 3 years old, with (patient group, PG, 199 children) and without (control group, CG, …

Faeces from urban children > 2 years old with acute diarrhoeal illness and from non-diarrhoeal
infants (controls) were examined for Escherichia coli and other enteropathogens. A total …

Twenty-nine Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains were identified in a
collection of 2,607 isolates from patients with diarrhea in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1976 to 1999. …