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The Role of Enteropathogenic E. Coli in Infantile Diarrhoea: Aspects on Bacteriology, Epidemiology and Therapy

Anders Thorén Departments of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 1-51 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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  • I Thorén A, Stintzing G, Tufvesson B, Walder M, Habte D. Aetiology and clinical features of severe infantile diarrhoea in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J Trop Pediatr 1982;28:127–31
  • II Persson BL, Thorén A, Tufvesson B, Walder M. Diarrhoea in Swedish infants. Aetiology and clinical appearance. Acta Paediatr Scand 1982;71:909–13
  • III Thorén A, Cronberg S. Enteropatogena E. coli - en anmälningspliktig sjukdom? Läkartidningen 1982;79:3200–3. (English translation)
  • IV Thorén A, Wolde-Mariam T, Stintzing G, Wadström T, Habte D. Antibiotics in the treatment of gastroenteritis caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis 1980;141:27–31
  • V Thorén A. Antibiotic sensitivity of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to mecillinam, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and other antibiotics. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand, Sect B 1980;88:265–8
  • VI Thorén A. Pathogenesis of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Studies of enterotoxin production, invasive ability and surface antigens. (Submitted for publication)

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