Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection and Hemolytic Uremic syndrome among Iraqi Diarrheal Children
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Methods: Blood, urine, and stool samples were collected from 687 hospitalized children with diarrhoea in Basrah, Iraq. The causative agents (Bacteria and parasites) for diarrhoea were identified, especially E.coli O157: H7 which was subjected to serotyping by fluorescent technique. Direct smear; Ritchie formalin– ether–sedimentation concentration and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques were used to identify the parasitic infections in stool samples. General urine analysis and complete blood picture were studied as well.
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