Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC or EAggEC) infection is a cause of traveler's diarrhea and persistent watery diarrhea in young children and patients infected with HIV. EAEC adheres to the small intestine via aggregative adherence fimbriae. The adherent rods resemble stacked bricks and result in shortening of microvilli. Approximately 40% of EAEC strains produce a heat-stable toxin, EAST1.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
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
H01312 Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H01312 Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) infection
