Experimental Infection of Human Volunteers with the Heat-Stable Enterotoxin-Producing Enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strain TW11681

Experimental Infection of Human Volunteers with the Heat-Stable Enterotoxin-Producing Enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strain TW11681

Infection with enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (ETEC) producing the heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) is one of the most important causes of childhood diarrhoea in low- and middle-income countries. Here, we undertook a controlled human infection model (CHIM) study to investigate wheth...

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Main Authors: Sunniva Todnem Sakkestad, Hans Steinsland, Steinar Skrede, Elisabeth Kleppa, Kristine Lillebø, Marianne Sævik, Hanne Søyland, Astrid Rykkje Heien, Marit Gjerde Tellevik, Eileen M. Barry, Halvor Sommerfelt, Kurt Hanevik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>
diarrhoea
controlled human challenge model
experimental infection
heat-stable enterotoxin
Colonization Factor Antigen I
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/2/84

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