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ArticleGut pathogens2013

Inflammatory diarrhea due to enteroaggregative Escherichia coli: evidence from clinical and mice model studies.

Dhira Rani Saha, Sucharita Guin, Rajendran Krishnan, Dhrubajyoti Nag, Hemanta Koley, Sumio Shinoda, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy

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Article in Gut pathogens, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dhira Rani SahaDivision of Histology & Electron microscopy, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, C,I,T Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700 010, West Bengal, India. dhira.saha@gmail.com.
Sucharita Guin
Rajendran Krishnan
Dhrubajyoti Nag
Hemanta Koley
Sumio Shinoda
Thandavarayan Ramamurthy
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study was conducted to determine the role of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) in inflammatory diarrhea among hospitalized patients in Kolkata. The inflammatory pathogenesis of EAEC was established in mice model and histopathological studies. Presence of fecal leucocytes (FLCs) can be suspected for EAEC infection solely or as a mixed with other enteric pathogens.

methodsActive surveillance was conducted for 2 years on 2 random days per week with every 5th patient admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH). Diarrheal samples were processed by conventional culture, microscopy, ELISA and molecular methods. Two EAEC isolated as sole pathogens were examined in mice after induced intestinal infection. The intestinal tissue samples were processed to analyze the histological changes.

resultsOf the 2519 samples screened, fecal leucocytes, erythrocytes and occult blood were detected in 1629 samples. Most of the patients had acute watery diarrhea (75%) and vomiting (78%). Vibrio cholerae O1 was the main pathogen in patients of 5-10 years age group (33%). Shigellosis was more in children from 2-5 years of age (19%), whereas children <2 years appeared to be susceptible for infection caused by EAEC (16%). When tested for the pathogenicity, the EAEC strains colonized well and caused inflammatory infection in the gut mucosa of BALB/C mice.

conclusionThis hospital-based surveillance revealed prevalence of large number of inflammatory diarrhea. EAEC was the suspected pathogen and <2 years children appeared to be the most susceptible age group. BALB/C mice may be a suitable animal model to study the EAEC-mediated pathogenesis.

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