Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection in randomly selectedpopulation of Ilam Province (Iran)

Authors
Aslani, MM Badami, N Mahmoodi, M Bouzari, S
Citation
Mm. Aslani et al., Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection in randomly selectedpopulation of Ilam Province (Iran), SC J IN DIS, 30(5), 1998, pp. 473-476
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
00365548 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
473 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1998)30:5<473:VEC(II>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
In a randomly selected population, 2,008 fecal samples were screened for pr esence of Verotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) by colony sweep polym yxin-B extraction method, Non-sorbitol fermentation (NSF) phenotype and sli de agglutination with O157 : H7 antisera were used for screening and detect ion of this serotype. Ninety-eight (4.9%) fecal samples were found to be VT EC-positives and none of them belonged to the O157:H7 serotype. In rural ar eas, most individuals carrying VTEC isolates were asymptomatic, whereas in urban areas, a significant association was found between VTEC isolation and diarrhoea (p < 0.01).