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HIV/AIDS
Research from B.O. Abongo and co-authors yields new data on HIV/AIDS
August 26th, 2008
"The current study investigated the prevalence and molecular relatedness between Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from water, meat and meat products and vegetables and from stools of confirmed and non-confirmed Human Immune Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients with diarrhoea. Culture-based and polymerase chain reaction techniques were used to identify E. coli O157:H7," researchers in Pretoria, South Africa report. "Thirty-five per cent of meat products, 25.5% of water, 21.7% of vegetables as well as 56.5% and 43.5% of stools of confirmed and non-confirmed HIV/AIDS patients, respectively, were presumptively positive with E. coli O157. Molecular...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-26)
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