Serologic Correlates of Protection against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea

Abstract

We conducted a nested case-control study in 397 rural Egyptian children <36 months of age to assess the correlation between serum levels of antibodies against toxin and colonization factors (CFs) and the risk of homologous enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) diarrhea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 2005
Accession Number
ADA468735

Entities

People

  • Abdollah Naficy
  • Ann-mari Svennerholm
  • Eric R. Hall
  • Ibrahim Abdel-messih
  • Malla R. Rao
  • Nemat El-ghoreb
  • Remon Abu-elyazeed
  • Robert W. Frenck Jr.
  • Stephen J. Savarino
  • Thomas F. Wierzba

Organizations

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Distribution
  • Age Groups
  • Antibodies
  • Antigens
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Data Analysis
  • Diarrhea
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Escherichia
  • Escherichia Coli
  • Health
  • Human Development
  • Immunity
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology

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