Clinical significance of isolation of enteropathogenic "E. coli"
Flórez Alía, C.; Brea Zybigaray, S.; de Diego García, J.I.; Martínez Góngora, J.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 13(5): 367-372
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 6996550 Document Number: 159413
The frequency of isolation of enteropathogenic "Escherichia coli" from the stool cultures of 100 hospatilized children with diarrhea (group I) was analyzed, having as control 200 children withou diarrhea: 100 admitted at the hospital (group II) and 100 from a nursery (group III). The isolation percentiles were 24% in group I, 12% in group II and 11% in group III. When compared with controls, there was significant difference (p < 0.05) between groups II and III and group I. However, the results of this study are not applicable for an isolated case because 11.5% of the control population were carriers of an enteropathogenic "E. coli". Serotipation therefore, must have a fundamental epidemiological value.