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[Acute diarrheal disease caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in Colombia].

Abstract
Intestinal Escherichia coli pathogens are leading causes of acute diarrheal disease in children less than 5 years in Latin America, Africa and Asia and a leading cause of death in children living in poorest communities in Africa and South East Asia. Studies on the role of E. coli pathogens in childhood diarrhea in Colombia and other countries in Latin America are limited due to the lack of detection assays in clinical laboratories at the main urban medical centers. Recent studies report that enterotoxigenic E. coli is the most common E. coli pathogens associated with diarrhea in children less than 5 years of age. Other E. coli pathotypes have been detected in children with diarrhea including enteropathogenic, enteroaggregative, shiga-toxin producing and diffusely adherent E. coli. It was also found that meat and vegetables at retail stores are contaminated with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli and enteroaggregative E. coli, suggesting that food products are involved in transmission and infection of the susceptible host. More studies are necessary to evaluate the mechanisms of transmission, the impact on the epidemiology of diarrheal disease, and management strategies and prevention of these pathogens affecting the pediatric population in Colombia.
AuthorsOscar G Gómez-Duarte
JournalRevista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia (Rev Chilena Infectol) Vol. 31 Issue 5 Pg. 577-86 (Oct 2014) ISSN: 0716-1018 [Print] Chile
Vernacular TitleEnfermedad diarreica aguda por Escherichia coli enteropatógenas en Colombia.
PMID25491457 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Child, Preschool
  • Colombia (epidemiology)
  • Diarrhea (microbiology)
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (classification)
  • Escherichia coli Infections (epidemiology, microbiology, prevention & control)
  • Humans
  • Infant

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