Abstract
In March 2010, a massive outbreak of gastroenteritis started in the region of Antofagasta (northern Chile). The outbreak was mainly attributed to Norovirus genogroup II although ETEC strains were also isolated with high frequency from clinical samples. We review this outbreak and determined that ETEC was an underestimated etiologic agent.
Keywords:
Co-infection ETEC - norovirus; Colonization factors; ETEC; Enterotoxigenic E. coli; Massive outbreak; Toxigenic profile.
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Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Chile / epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Earthquakes
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli / classification*
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
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Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
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Feces / microbiology
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
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Humans
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Phylogeny