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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 1999, p. 801-803, Vol. 37, No. 3
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Prevalence of Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in Children with Diarrhea in Japan

Naoki Kato,1,* Chengxu Liu,1 Haru Kato,1 Kunitomo Watanabe,1 Haruhi Nakamura,2 Naoichi Iwai,2 and Kazue Ueno3

Institute of Anaerobic Bacteriology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 500-8705,1 Department of Pediatrics, Meitetsu Hospital, Nagoya 451-8511,2 and Gifu College of Medical Technology, Seki 501-3822,3 Japan

Received 17 August 1998/Returned for modification 2 November 1998/Accepted 18 November 1998

In age-matched controlled studies performed in Japan, enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis was isolated from 14.9% of 114 children aged 1 to 14 years with antibiotic-unassociated diarrhea (AUD) and 6.5% of 108 children aged 1 to 6 years with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). The difference in comparison with control children, was significant for AUD children but not AAD children.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Anaerobic Bacteriology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasa-machi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan. Phone: 81-58-267-2342. Fax: 81-58-265-9001. E-mail: nk19{at}cc.gifu-u.ac.jp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 1999, p. 801-803, Vol. 37, No. 3
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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