Isolation of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli from Children with Diarrhoea Attending the National Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

Background:: Diarrhoeal diseases remain one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in most developing countries, with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) being one of the most important aetiologic agents of infantile diarrhoea in many of these countries.