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Study of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli(EPEC) diarrhoea in children. 2003

Reeta Mani, and Usha Udgaonkar, and Susheela Pawar

Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra. ritamani@rediffmail.com

Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) are one of the predominant aetiological agents of diarrhoea in children. A study was undertaken to determine the incidence of EPEC diarrhoea in children and to assess the clinical spectrum. Faecal samples from 300 children below 12 years of age, hospitalised with acute diarrhoea were processed for isolation of bacterial pathogens. EPEC were isolated from 36(12%) of the diarrhoeal cases. O86 was the predominant serogroup isolated. EPEC diarrhoea was common in children below two years of age (86.1%). Vomiting, fever and dehydration were the common presenting features. Faecalleucocytes were observed in 17(47.2%)stool samples. EPEC were found to be resistant to several antibiotics. Since EPEC are known to belong to restricted number of 'O' sergroups, serogrouping with 'O' antisera to predominant EPEC serogroups in a particular area remains the most convenient method for early detection of EPEC diarrhoea in children.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003967	Diarrhea	An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.	Diarrheas
D004927	Escherichia coli Infections	Infections with bacteria of the species ESCHERICHIA COLI.	E coli Infections,E. coli Infection,Infections, E coli,Infections, Escherichia coli,E coli Infection,E. coli Infections,Escherichia coli Infection,Infection, E coli,Infection, E. coli,Infection, Escherichia coli
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age