Attaching and effacing enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O18ab invades epithelial cells and causes persistent diarrhea.

A case of persistent diarrhea following Escherichia coli O18ab gastroenteritis is reported. Electron microscopy of a biopsy of the small intestine showed effacement of the brush border, attachment of bacteria to the epithelial cells with pedestal formation, and bacteria within the enterocytes. The b...

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Main Authors: Scaletsky, I C, Pedroso, M Z, Fagundes-Neto, U
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC174463/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8890257
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