title: Association of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis with childhood diarrhoea.
abstract: This study was conducted in a hospital setting to determine whether enterotoxigenic strains of Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) were associated with childhood diarrhoea. ETBF was isolated from 6 (2.6%) of 226 patients and 3 (1.7%) of 172 controls and was found mostly in children between 1-5 yr of age. The syndrome associated with ETBF was secretory in nature with watery diarrhoea and of mild severity. ETBF may be associated with diarrhoeal illness in children but is not a major problem in this part of the country.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology & Clinical Medicine, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Calcutta.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Niyogi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins