Search for dissertations about: "Claudia Rodas Miranda"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Claudia Rodas Miranda.

2. 1. Virulence factors and clonal relatedness of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) isolated from children with diarrhoea in Bolivia

   Author : Claudia Rodas Miranda; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; Virulence factors; Bolivia; Children; Severity of disease; Relatedness;

   Abstract : Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the major causes of diarrhoea in children under five years of age in developing countries and in travellers to these settings. To cause disease, ETEC must be able to colonize the small intestine and produce heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) or heat-labile toxin (LT) or both toxins. READ MORE