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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship between enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and travelers' diarrhea was examined in a high-risk area in 1992-1997. Toxin patterns, colonization-factor antigens (CFAs), and in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility were determined. In total, 928 US students with diarrhea acquired in Guadalajara, Mexico, were screened for enteric pathogens. Diagnosis of ETEC infection was done with oligonucleotide probes. ETEC was isolated in 19.9% of the travelers with diarrhea. CFAs were identified in 51% of the ETEC strains. The highest CFA frequency was observed among heat-stable isolates. Ampicillin, furazolidone, and sulfisoxazole resistance of ETEC increased during the study period. ETEC isolation rates and CFA patterns varied little during the 6 years of the study, which has implications for immunoprophylactic strategies. The finding that differences in the results of ribotyping and plasmid analysis change over time suggests that multiple strains of ETEC were responsible for the illness in the region studied.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
181
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
779-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-DNA, Ribosomal, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Diarrhea, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Enterobacteriaceae, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Enterotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Escherichia coli Infections, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Fimbriae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Mexico, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Microbial Sensitivity Tests, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-RNA, Ribosomal, 23S, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Students, pubmed-meshheading:10669376-Travel
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains in patients with travelers' diarrhea acquired in Guadalajara, Mexico, 1992-1997.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Infectious Diseases, University of Texas-Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA. zjiang@utsph.sph.uth.tmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article