Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006
Research
Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection and Prolonged Diarrhea in Children
Rang N. Nguyen*1, Louise S. Taylor*†, Marija Tauschek*†, and Roy M. Robins-Browne*†
Table 3
Characteristics of atypical EPEC identified during this study*
| Strain no. | Serotype | Intimin type |
|---|---|---|
| R41 | ONT:H34 | α2 |
| R69 | NT | θ |
| R89 | O153:H7 | β |
| R104 | O153:H7 | β |
| R151 | ONT:H34 | α2 |
| R154 | O71:H6 | α1 |
| R175 | O128:H21 | κ |
| R176 | ONT:H8 | ι |
| R182 | OR:H40 | θ |
| R215 | O117:H2 | ε/η |
| R218 | ONT:R | α2 |
| R219 | O51:H49 | α1 |
| R227 | O170/172:H49 | θ |
| R228 | O88:H- | κ |
| R249 | O145:H34 | ι |
| R250 | O33:H6 | ζ |
| R261 | O2:H45 | κ |
| R278 | ONT:H19 | υ |
| R281 | O49:H10 | κ |
| R380 | ONT:H31 | ζ |
| R392 | ONT:H6 | α2 |
| R394 | O5/71:H31 | θ |
| R396 | O98:H8 | ι |
| R404 | O128:H2 | β |
| R420 | ONT:H21 | θ |
| R436 | O33:H6 | β |
| R446 | ONT:H34 | α2 |
| R447 | O28:H45 | ζ |
| R457 | ONT:H– | β |
*EPEC, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; H-, nonmotile; NT, nontypable (O1-O181; H1-H56); R, rough.
1Present address: An Giang General Hospital, Long Xuyen City, An Giang, Vietnam.
