Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae diarrhea, Bangladesh, 2004

Author(s): Qadri F, Khan AI, Faruque AS, Begum YA, Chowdhury F, et al.

Abstract

Flooding in Dhaka in July 2004 caused epidemics of diarrhea. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) was almost as prevalent as Vibrio cholerae O1 in diarrheal stools. ETEC that produced heat-stable enterotoxin alone was most prevalent, and 78% of strains had colonization factors. Like V. cholerae O1, ETEC can cause epidemic diarrhea.

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