Pathogenic Escherichia coli: a new etiology for acute ileitis in children.
Acute ileitis in children is frequently diagnosed at the time of laparotomy for acute abdominal pain and is usually due to inflammatory bowel disease, Yersinia, or Campylobacter infections. We report a case in which a pathogenic strain of Escherichia coli was responsible for the disease. The diagnosis, microbiology, and epidemiology are discussed.
Sonnino
R E
RE
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Microbiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
Laberge
J M
JM
Mucklow
M G
MG
Moir
C R
CR
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male