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Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: Introduction

Any of a number of E. Coli (Escherichia Coli) bacteria that cause diarrhea. Transmission of the disease can occur from person to person but is more frequent through contact with food or water contaminated with animal or human feces. The condition is common in undeveloped countries.

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Medical Books Excerpts
  • DIARRHEA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of celiac...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known...read more »

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Types of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

Types of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

  • Enterotoxigenic E-coli (ETEC)
  • Enteropathogenic E-coli (EPEC)
  • Enteroinvasive E-coli (EIEC)
  • Enteroaggregative E-coli (EAgg EC)
  • more types...»

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