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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli detected by 16-plex PCR in children with and without diarrhoea in Burkina Faso
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Volume 18, No. 9, Year 2012
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Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: 901-906 The importance of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) in Africa is poorly understood, and is unknown in Burkina Faso. This study investigated the occurrence of five major DEC pathogroups in primary cultures of stool samples from 658 Burkinabe children under 5years old using 16-plex PCR for virulence-associated genes. At least one DEC pathogroup was detected in 45% of 471 children with diarrhoea and in 29% of 187 children without diarrhoea (p<0.001). More than one DEC pathogroup was detected in 11% of children with and 1% of children without diarrhoea (p<0.001). Enteroaggregative E. coli was the most common pathogroup in both children with diarrhoea (26%) and children without diarrhoea (21%). Enteropathogenic E. coli and enterotoxigenic E. coli were detected significantly more often in children with diarrhoea (16% and 13%) than in children without diarrhoea (5% and 4%; p<0.001 for both pathogroups). Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and enteroinvasive E. coli were detected only in children with diarrhoea (2% and 1%, respectively). Diarrhoeagenic E. coli, especially enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic, may be important, unrecognized causes of childhood diarrhoea in Burkina Faso. © 2011 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bonkoungou, Isidore Juste Ouindguèta
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Laboratoire National de Santé Publique
Lienemann, Taru
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Martikainen, Outi
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Dembélé, René
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Sanou, Idrissa
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Traoré, Alfred Sababénédjo
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Siitonen, Anja
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Barro, Nicolas
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Haukka, Kaisa E.
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03675.x
ISSN:
1198743X
e-ISSN:
14690691
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Burkina Faso