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Etiology and severity of diarrheal diseases in infants at the semiarid region o...
Lima, Aldo A. M.; Oliveira, Domingos B.; Quetz, Josiane S.; Havt, Alexandre; Prata, Mara M. G.; Lima, Ila F. N.; Soares, Alberto M.; Q. Filho, JoséBackground Diarrheal diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. We aimed to study the etiology and severity of diarrhea in children living in the low-income semiarid region of Brazil. Methodology This is a cross-sectional, age-matched case-control study of diarrhea in children aged 2–36 months from six cities in Brazil’s semiarid region. Clinical, epidemio...
Molecular diagnosis of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from Psittacifor...
Lopes, Elisângela S.; Maciel, William C.; Medeiros, Pedro Henrique Q. S.; Bona, Mariana D.; Bindá, Alexandre H.; Lima, Suzan V. G.; Gaio, Fernanda C.Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) are considered one of the major causes of human diarrhea in developing countries. Some studies have pointed wild birds as important reservoirs for these pathogens. However, scarce species from the Psittaciformes order have been investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of DEC strains in Psittaciformes from illegal wildlife trade. A total of 78 E. coli strains i...