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[Enterotoxigenicity of opportunistic enterobacteria in acute intestinal diseases in children]. 1983

S T Mnatsakanov

The enterotoxigenicity of 244 cultures of opportunistic enterobacteria isolated from 129 infants (up to 1 year old) with acute intestinal diseases and of 120 cultures of opportunistic enterobacteria isolated from 60 practically healthy children of the same age, having no record of intestinal disorders in their medical history, was studied. The study revealed that enterotoxigenic opportunistic enterobacteria were isolated from 68.99% of sick children, while from healthy children enterotoxigenic cultures were isolated in 3.33% of cases. Besides E. coli, enterotoxigenicity was also detected in other representatives of the family Enterobacteriaceae: C. freundii, Arizona, K. pneumoniae, H. alvei, Pr. vulgaris, Pr. morganii, Pr. rettgeri, Y. enterocolitica.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007410	Intestinal Diseases	Pathological processes in any segment of the INTESTINE from DUODENUM to RECTUM.	Disease, Intestinal,Diseases, Intestinal,Intestinal Disease
D004755	Enterobacteriaceae	A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and animal parasites. Many species are of considerable economic importance due to their pathogenic effects on agriculture and livestock.	Coliform Bacilli,Enterobacteria,Ewingella,Leclercia,Paracolobactrum,Sodalis
D004768	Enterotoxins	Substances that are toxic to the intestinal tract causing vomiting, diarrhea, etc.; most common enterotoxins are produced by bacteria.	Staphylococcal Enterotoxin,Enterotoxin,Staphylococcal Enterotoxins,Enterotoxin, Staphylococcal,Enterotoxins, Staphylococcal
D004926	Escherichia coli	A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc.	Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208	Acute Disease	Disease having a short and relatively severe course.	Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute