Luis Fernando Dos Santos

Adolfo Lutz Institute, Centere of Bacteriology, National Reference Laboratory for E. coli enteric infections and HUS. São Paulo, Brazil

[ 1 ] - Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) isolates from diarrheic children: An unresolved diagnostic paradigm exists

Objective(s): The enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) has been one of the most intriguing emerging bacterial pathogens in children that occur both in developing countries and the industrial world. Although various phenotypic and genotypic based protocols have been suggested for diagnosis of EAEC, they are not conclusive or practical to be used in most clinical la...