Research Article

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Associated with Acute Gastroenteritis in Children from Soriano, Uruguay

Table 3

Pathotypes and serotypes of recovered DEC isolates in Soriano, Uruguay.

SampleSerotypePathotypeLactose utilizationResistant to

V41O166:H21aEPEC+A
V201O137:H6aEPEC+
V23O165:H8aEPEC+
V30O184:H8aEPEC+A, SAM, CE
V49O118:H5aEPEC+
V54O63:HNT2aEPEC+CE
V56O184:H4aEPEC+A, CE, SxT
V611ONT:H−3aEPEC+A, SxT
V66O127:H−aEPEC+CE
V74ONT:H83aEPEC+CE
V181O145:H−STEC+A
V48O96:H19EIEC+
V731O96:H19EIEC+

A, ampicillin; CE, cefradine; SAM, sulbactam-ampicillin; SxT, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; —, no resistance traits. 1Isolates recovered from children with bloody diarrhea. 2HNT, H-nontypable; 3ONT, O-nontypable.