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Name |
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection |
Description |
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection is one of the main causes of infantile diarrhea in developing countries and an important etiologic agent for traveler's diarrhea. ETEC strains colonize the small intestine, secrete heat-labile (cholera toxin-like) and heat-stable enterotoxins, and cause watery diarrhea.
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Category |
Infectious disease
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Brite |
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H00280 Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
Bacterial intestinal infections
1A03 Intestinal infections due to Escherichia coli
H00280 Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection
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Pathogen |
Escherichia coli O78:H11 [GN: elh] Escherichia coli O139:H28 [GN: ecw] |
Module |
M00853 | ETEC pathogenicity signature, colonization factors |
M00576 | ETEC pathogenicity signature, heat-labile and heat-stable enterotoxins |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Qadri F, Svennerholm AM, Faruque AS, Sack RB |
Title |
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in developing countries: epidemiology, microbiology, clinical features, treatment, and prevention. |
Journal |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Turner SM, Scott-Tucker A, Cooper LM, Henderson IR |
Title |
Weapons of mass destruction: virulence factors of the global killer enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. |
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