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EnteropathogenicE. coli in infantile diarrhea in a rural area

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A total of 54 (27·55 per cent) enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) were isolated from 260 cases of infantile diarrhea with preponderance of serotype 055 (27 strains), followed by 0127 (13 strains), 0124 (11 strains) and 020 (three strains). Other EPEC serotypes were not isolated.

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Fule, R.P., Kaundinya, D.V. EnteropathogenicE. coli in infantile diarrhea in a rural area. Indian J Pediatr 52, 533–536 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751031

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