Characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from the massive multi-pathogen gastroenteritis outbreak in the Antofagasta region following the Chilean earthquake, 2010

David Montero, Maricel Vidal, Mirka Pardo, Alexia Torres, Eduardo Kruger, Mauricio Farfán, Miguel O'Ryan, Qingwei Luo, James Fleckenstein, Felipe Del Canto, Roberto Vidal

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Abstract

In March 2010, a massive outbreak of gastroenteritis started in the region of Antofagasta (northern Chile). The outbreak was mainly attributed to Norovirus genogroup II although ETEC strains were also isolated with high frequency from clinical samples. We review this outbreak and determined that ETEC was an underestimated etiologic agent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-29
Number of pages4
JournalInfection, Genetics and Evolution
Volume52
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2017

Keywords

  • Co-infection ETEC - norovirus
  • Colonization factors
  • ETEC
  • Enterotoxigenic E. coli
  • Massive outbreak
  • Toxigenic profile

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