Diarrhea in Neonatal Piglets Caused by K99+ST+EnterotoxigenicEscherichia coli

Bloody diarrhea caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).

richia coli (EHEC) has been spreading in Germany since the second week of May and causing considerable concern among the population. At the time of writing, nine deaths have been reported due to the subsequent development of hemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), but the source of the outbreak is still unknown. As of May 31, 2011, the Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, Germany, has confirmed a total of 4...

Neonatal meningitis caused by streptococcus pneumonia in Iran

Meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis in newborns and young infants (age < 60 days) are the main causes of childhood mortality in developing countries. Even though streptococcus pneumonia is the most commonly detected microorganism in pediatric bacterial meningitis, it is rare in newborn infants. The following article reports a case of pneumococcal meningitis that was detected early in a newborn in...

Case Report of Meningoencephalitis in Calves Caused by Escherichia coli

Molecular characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from neonatal calves diarrhea

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) produces different virulence factors allowing the bacterium to colonize and develop watery diarrhea. Proteomics studies have also introduced new protein belonging to the secretion pathways, antigen 43 (Ag43), which plays important role in E. coli pathogenesis. The objective of this study was to investigate O-types and virulence factors o...

Transferable drug resistance among Enterobacteriaceae isolated from cases of neonatal diarrhea in calves and piglets.

Fecal specimens were collected on 22 different Nebraska ranches and at the Department of Veterinary Science from young calves and pigs with neonatal diarrhea. Enterobacteriaceae isolated from these fecal specimens were screened for resistance to tetracycline, streptomycin, sulfamethizole, kanamycin, chloramphenicol, colistin, nitrofurantoin, and nalidixic acid. Of the 92 strains studied, 57 wer...