Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Peruvian children with bloody diarrhea

Alejandro Llanos; Jorge Lee; Francisco López; Carmen Contreras; Francesca Barletta; Elsa Chea-Woo; Claudia Ugarte; Thomas G. Cleary; Theresa J. Ochoa

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e318244000c

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Peruvian children with bloody diarrhea

Alejandro Llanos
, Jorge Lee
, Francisco López
, Carmen Contreras
, Francesca Barletta
, Elsa Chea-Woo
, Claudia Ugarte
, Thomas G. Cleary
, Theresa J. Ochoa

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Henry Ford Hospital
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Abstract

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is not routinely sought in clinical laboratories in developing counties. Among 131 bloody diarrhea samples in Peruvian children <5 years of age, STEC was found in 9.2% and was associated with absence of fever, an observation that may increase suspicion of these pathogens. Because of the significant prevalence of STEC locally, proper diagnostics methods should be implemented in the region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	314-316
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318244000c
State	Published - Mar 2012

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Peru
STEC
Shiga toxin
bloody diarrhea
children
diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Peruvian children with bloody diarrhea

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