Coinfection and clinical impact of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli harboring diverse toxin variants and colonization factors: 2017-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The severity of the diarrhea disease is exacerbated by co-infections that involve Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and other enteric pathogens, which complicate the diagnosis and treatment. This study explores the prevalence, clinical manifestations, and risk factors of ETEC and its co-infections in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Methods

The study used data from the Diarrheal Disease Surveillance System at Dhaka Hospital, involving 16,276 patients from 2017 to 2022. We identified 1404 ETEC-positive patients from the 16,276 data points to investigate the association between ETEC infections, co-infections, and clinical outcomes.

Results

ETEC was identified in 1404 (8.6%) of cases, representing the most common infection among adults (56.6%). ETEC co-infection occur

SUBMITTER: Amin MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11798591 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature