EPIDEMIOLOGIC, PATHOGENIC AND EVOLUTIVE ASPECTS IN ENTEROCOLITIS WITH ESCHERICHIA COLI / EPIDEMIOLOGIC
Abstract:
E. Coli species are members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The enteropathogenic strains are classified into six groups: enterotoxigenic, enteroinvasive, enteropathogenic, enteroaggregative, diffuse adherent and shigatoxin – producer of E. Coli. All these strains are capable to produce acute enterocolitis in children, representing a major cause of acute diarrhoea especially in children from the developing countries. They can produce, due to the different pathogenic mechanisms, various clinical manifestations, from acute, non – bloody diarrhoea to bloody diarrhoea. Its evolution may be accompanied by complications like: severe acute dehydration or hemolytic – uremic syndrome.
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