Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolated from Children in A Case-control Study of Acute Diarrhea in Thailand

Oralak Serichantalergs^1*, Ladaporn Bodhidatta¹, Panida Nobthai¹, Sirigade Ruekit¹, Krongkaew Supawat², Brett E Swierczewski¹ and Carl J Mason^1,3

¹Department of Enteric Diseases, Armed-Forces Research Institute of Medial Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand

²Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand

³Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA