Enteroaggregative Klebsiella pneumoniae in association with childhood diarrhoea
Niyogi, S.K.; Pal, A.; Mitra, U.; Dutta, P.
Indian Journal of Medical Research 112: 133-134
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5340 PMID: 11200679 Document Number: 519995
A total of 19 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated as sole pathogen from children with diarrhoea were used to study their virulence mechanism using different assays. Eith strains of K. pneumoniae exhibited aggregative adherence that was distinct from the stacked brick enteroaggregative pattern shown by Escherichia coli. The study suggests the presence of a new virulence mechanism in the pathogenesis of Klebsiella-associated diarrhoea.