| prevalence and characterization of verotocytoxin producing escherichia coli o157 from diarrhoea patients in morogoro, tanzania. | escherichia coli o157:h7 is an important agent of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children less than five years old and elderly people. the objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of verotocytoxin producing e. coli 0157 (vtec o157) among human patients with diarrhoea in morogoro, tanzania. faecal samples originating from 275 human patients with diarrhoea were screened for presence of e. coli o157:h7. a total of 96 e. coli isolate were identified. of thes ... | 2008 | 19024340 |
| occurrence and characterization of shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli o157:h7 and other non-sorbitol-fermenting e. coli in cattle and humans in urban areas of morogoro, tanzania. | escherichia coli strains such as shiga toxin-producing e. coli (stec), enteropathogenic e. coli, enterotoxigenic, attaching, and effacing e. coli, and enteroinvasive e. coli cause diarrhea in humans. although other serotypes exist, the most commonly reported stec in outbreaks is o157:h7. a cross-sectional study was conducted to isolate and characterize non-sorbitol-fermenting (nsf) e. coli o157:h7 from urban and periurban livestock settings of morogoro, tanzania. human stool, cattle feces, and s ... | 2014 | 24901881 |