Background
Methods
Study subjects
Detection of diarrheagenic E. coli by multiplex PCRs
Detection of virulence markers by PCR
Gene | Description | Primer Sequence (5′- 3′) | PCR product | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
aggR
| Transcriptional activator | CTAATTGTACAATCGATGTA ATGAAGTAATTCTTGAAT | 308 bp | [37] |
aap
| Antiaggregation protein | CTTTTCTGGCATCTTGGGT GTAACAACCCCTTTGGAAGT | 232 bp | [37] |
aggA
| AAF/I fimbria subunit | TTAGTCTTCTATCTAGGG AAATTAATTCCGGCATGG | 450 bp | [37] |
aafA
| AAF/II fimbria subunit | ATGTATTTTTAGAGGTTGAC TATTATATTGTCACAAGCTC | 518 bp | [37] |
agg-3A
| AAF/III fimbria subunit | GTATCATTGCGAGTCTGGTATTCAG GGGCTGTTATAGAGTAACTTCCAG | 462 bp | [38] |
had
| AAF/IV fimbria subunit | TCCATTATGTCAGGCTGCAA GGCGTTAACGTCTGATTTCC | 411 bp | [41] |
paa
| Porcine AE/associated adhesin | ATGAGGAACATAATGGCAGG TCTGGTCAGGTCGTCAATAC | 357 bp | |
aida/aah
| AIDA-I adhesin | TCGATACCGAAACGCATACGCAGA ACGCCGATCGGTGATGATGAAGAT | 204 bp | |
afaE
| Afa-I afimbrial adhesin | CGAAAACGGCACTGACAAG AGGCTTTCCGTGAATACAACC | 230 bp | [34] |
daaE
| F1845 fimbrial adhesin | TGACTGTGACCGAAGAGATGC TTAGTTCGTCCAGTAACCCCC | 380 bp | [34] |
sat
| Secreted autotransporter toxin | CTCATTGGCCTCACCGAACGG GCTGGCAGCTGTGTCCACGAG | 299 bp | |
pic
| Serine protease precursor | ACTGGCGGACTCATGCTG T AACCCTGTAAGAAGACTGAGC | 387 bp | |
pet
| Plasmid-encoded toxin | GACCATGACCTATACCGACAGC CCGATTTCTCAAACTCAAGACC | 600 bp | |
astA
| EAST1 heat-stable toxin | CCATCAACACAGTATATCCGA GGTCGCGAGTGACGGCTTTGT | 111 bp | |
chuA/ shuA
| Heme receptor | ATCTGCTGCGTCATGTTCCT GTAGTGGTCATACCTTTGAGC | 1700 bp | |
iucA
| Aerobactin sintase | AGTCTGCATCTTAACCTTCA CTCGTTATGATCGTTCAGAT | 1100 bp | |
irp2
| Iron chelating | AAGGATTCGCTGTTACCGGAC TCGTCGGGCAGCGTTTCTTCT | 264 bp |
HEp-2 adherence assay
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Statistical analysis
Results
Subjects
Prevalence of DEC and enteropathogens
DEC (type and genes) n = 130 | Number (%) | % of all patients (n = 327) | No. of strains (%) |
p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children (n = 141) | Adults (n = 186) | ||||
EAEC | 76 | 23.2 | 32 (22.6) | 44 (23.6) | 0,8952 |
aatA
| 15 (19.7) | 4.6 | 12 (8.5) | 3 (1.6) |
0.0027
|
AA phenotype | 60 (78.9) | 18.3 | 26 (18.4) | 34 (18.3) | 1.0000 |
CLA phenotype | 16 (21.1) | 4.9 | 4 (2.8) | 12 (6.5) | 0.1952 |
DAEC | 42 | 12.8 | 18 (12.8) | 24 (12.9) | 0.3215 |
afa/dr
| 25 (59.5) | 7.6 | 14 (9.9) | 11 (5.9) | 0.2091 |
DA phenotype | 17 (40.5) | 5.2 | 4 (2.8) | 13 (7.0) | 0.7628 |
EPEC | 10 | 3.1 | 8 (5.7) | 2 (1.1) | NDa
|
eae
| 10 (100) | 3.1 | 8 (5.7) | 2 (1.1) | ND |
eae + bfpA
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ND |
ETEC | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 (1.1) | ND |
elt
| 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | ND |
est
| 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | ND |
EIEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ND |
ipaH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
EHEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ND |
stx1or stx2
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mixed infection | 6 | 1.8 | 2 (1.4) | 4 (2.2) | 0.7024 |
EAEC + DAEC | 3 | 0.9 | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.1) | ND |
EAEC + ETEC | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | ND |
EAEC + aEPEC | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | ND |
DAEC + aEPEC | 1 | 0.3 | 1 (0.7) | 0 | ND |
DEC group | Virulence gene | Number (%) | No. of strains (%) |
p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children (n = 141) | Adults (n = 186) | ||||
EAEC | 76 | ||||
aatA
| 15 (19.7) | 12 (8.5) | 3 (1.6) |
0.0027
| |
aap
| 21 (27.6) | 15 (10.6) | 6 (3.2) |
0.0107
| |
aggR
| 20 (26.3) | 14 (9.9) | 6 (3.2) |
0.0181
| |
aggA
| 1 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | NDa
| |
aafA
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ND | |
agg3A
| 7 (9.2) | 4 (2.8) | 3 (1.6) | 0.4698 | |
hdaA
| 5 (6.6) | 4 (2.8) | 1 (0.5) | 0.1696 | |
pet
| 42 (55.3) | 17 (12.1) | 25 (13.4) | 0.7416 | |
astA
| 17 (22.3) | 8 (5.7) | 9 (4.8) | 0.8040 | |
pic
| 31 (40.8) | 14 (9.9) | 17 (9.1) | 0.8502 | |
sat
| 11 (14.5) | 5 (3.5) | 6 (3.2) | 1.0000 | |
irp2
| 29 (38.1) | 11 (7.8) | 18 (9.7) | 0.6951 | |
iucA
| 27 (35.5) | 13 (9.2) | 14 (7.5) | 0.6858 | |
chuA
| 14 (18.4) | 6 (4.3) | 8 (4.3) | 1.0000 | |
DAEC | 42 | ||||
afaB-C
| 25 (59.5) | 14 (9.9) | 11 (5.9) | 0.2091 | |
afaE
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
daaE
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
aida/aah
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
astA
| 6 (14.2) | 4 (2.8) | 2 (1.1) | ND | |
pic
| 3 (7.1) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.1) | ND | |
pet
| 23 (54.8) | 6 (4.3) | 17 (9.1) | 0.1251 | |
sat
| 11 (26.2) | 3 (2.1) | 8 (4.3) | 0.3620 | |
aEPEC | 10 | ||||
astA
| 10 (100.0) | 8 (5.7) | 2 (1.1) | ND | |
paa
| 4 (40.0) | 4 (2.8) | 0 | ND |
Characterization of EAEC, DAEC and aEPEC isolates
DEC group | Susceptibility, n (%) | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMK | AMP | AMC | CTX | CHL | CIP | GEN | IPM | SXT | TET | TIC | |
EAEC | |||||||||||
Children (n = 30) | 1 (3.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 0 |
Adults (n = 46) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (6.5) | 4 (8.7) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (6.5) | 2 (4.3) | 2 (4.3) | 2 (4.3) | 5 (10.9) | 2 (4.3) |
DAEC | |||||||||||
Children (n = 18) | 2 (11.1) | 7 (38.9) | 0 | 8 (44.4) | 3 (16.7) | 10 (55.5) | 0 | 0 | 4 (22.2) | 1 (5.5) | 3 (16.7) |
Adults (n = 24) | 5 (20.8) | 11 (45.8) | 2 (8.3) | 14 (58.3) | 4 (16.7) | 14 (58.3) | 0 | 4 (16.7) | 5 (20.8) | 2 (8.3) | 4 (16.7) |
aEPEC | |||||||||||
Children (n = 8) | 4 (50.0) | 6 (75.0) | 3 (37.5) | 6 (75.0) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) | 6 (75.0) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) |
Adults (n = 2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |