Enteroaggregative and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli among Isolates from Patients with Diarrhea in Austria

Presterl, Elisabeth; R, Nadrchal; Wolf, D.; Rotter, M.; Hirschl, Alexander M.

doi:10.1007/s100960050261

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“…(3, 4, 9, 11, 24). Our results confirm the possibility that multiple types of diarrheagenic E. coli strains can be detected in a stool sample, as mentioned in other studies (2,9,32). This PCR was highly specific with the primers chosen for the detection of five categories of diarrheagenic E. coli.…”

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Detection and Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Young Children in Hanoi, Vietnam

Nguyen

Van²,

Huy³

et al. 2005

J Clin Microbiol

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Diarrhea continues to be one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among infants and children in developing countries. Escherichia coli is an emerging agent among pathogens that cause diarrhea. The development of a highly applicable technique for the detection of different categories of diarrheagenic E. coli is important. We have used multiplex PCR by combining eight primer pairs specific for enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enterohemorrhagic E. coli, enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC). This facilitates the identification of five different categories of diarrheagenic E. coli from stool samples in a single reaction simultaneously. The prevalences of diarrheagenic E. coli were 22.5 and 12% in the diarrhea group and the control group, respectively. Among 587 fecal samples from Vietnamese children under 5 years of age with diarrhea, this technique identified 132 diarrheagenic E. coli strains. This included 68 samples (11.6%) with EAEC, 12 samples (2.0%) with EIEC, 39 samples (6.6%) with EPEC, and 13 samples (2.2%) with ETEC. Among the 249 age-matched controls, 30 samples were positive for diarrheagenic E. coli. The distribution was 18 samples (7.2%) with EAEC, 11 samples (4.4%) with EPEC, and 1 sample (0.4%) with ETEC.

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Detection and Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Young Children in Hanoi, Vietnam

Nguyen

Van²,

Huy³

et al. 2005

J Clin Microbiol

244

175

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“…In this study, it was found that the isolation rates of potential enteropathogens (6.2% in 2004, 9.5% in 2005, and 12.3% in 2006) were higher than the rate (4.8%) reported by a surveillance conducted in 2003, although those were lower than other countries (Caprioli et al, 1996;Petersen et al, 1996;Presterl et al, 1999;Wheeler et al, 1999;Svenungsson et al, 2000). However, in this study, the surveillance for viral and protozoa infections was also performed.…”

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Enteric bacteria isolated from acute diarrheal patients in the Republic of Korea between the year 2004 and 2006

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In an epidemiological survey of human enterobacterial infections in the Republic of Korea during three years from 2004 to 2006, we isolated 1,784 (6.2%, isolation rate of enteropathogens from stool samples) in 2004, 2,547 (9.5%) in 2005 and 3,506 bacteria (12.3%) from people who visited clinics. Among the isolated bacteria, pathogenic Escherichia coli, especially, EAEC was the most frequently identified pathogen in both urban and rural regions followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella species, Bacillus cereus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium perfringens, and Shigella species. Distinct seasonality was found in V. parahaemolyticus species, while this pathogen showed no age-specific patterns. However, other bacteria, i.e., pathogenic E. coli, S. aureus, Salmonella spp., and B. cereus showed similar seasonality throughout the year, showing a slight increase in the infection rate during the summer months and high prevalence among children under 10 years of age and elder-age people. The antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogenic E. coli, Salmonella spp., and S. aureus showed high resistance to penicillins. However, both pathogenic E. coli and Salmonella spp. were susceptible to several cephems, imipenem, and amikacin. Moreover, S. aureus strains resistant to vancomycin were not found. In conclusion, these surveillances can play an important role for the control and prevention to the diseases originated by enteritis bacteria.

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“…However, this is not required in the event that the symptoms improve by the time that the culture results are available (11,1,2,3). Generally, the disease is mild in developing countries, without complications in other organs and systems (23,27,28).…”

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A Study on the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Acute Gastroenteritis in Adult Patients Presenting at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tirana, Albania

Stroni¹,

Dhimolea²,

Pipero³

et al. 2014

Balkan Med J

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Background: Acute gastroenteritis remains a common cause of hospital emergency room visits in Albania. However, the aetiology of severe gastroenteritis leading to hospitalization in adults frequently remains unclear. Aims: Our objective was to study the epidemiology and causes of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in adult patients presenting to hospital. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Methods: A prospective study was conducted from January 2010 to January 2012, among patients ≥15 years old with community-acquired gastroenteritis presenting to the emergency room of the University Hospital "Mother Theresa" in Tirana, Albania. Stool samples and rectal swabs were collected from the patients for microbiological testing. Results: The median age of the study patients was 33 (15-88) years and 577 (58%) were females. The median age of males was 35 (15-87)

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Enteroaggregative and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli among Isolates from Patients with Diarrhea in Austria

Cited by 27 publications

References 11 publications

Detection and Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Young Children in Hanoi, Vietnam

Detection and Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Young Children in Hanoi, Vietnam

Enteric bacteria isolated from acute diarrheal patients in the Republic of Korea between the year 2004 and 2006

A Study on the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Acute Gastroenteritis in Adult Patients Presenting at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tirana, Albania

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