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Vol. 15 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2020.15.28

ESCHERICHIA COLI O157: H7 INVESTIGATION IN CHILDREN WITH DIARRHEA: AN IRAQI CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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Received: October 16 2025
Published: October 16 2025
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Nadia Aziz Nasir
dr.alkarkhi@gmail.com
Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Saad Hasan Mohamed Ali
Clinical Communicable Diseases Research Unit, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Huda Q. Muhammad Abu Al-Ess
Clinical Communicable Diseases Research Unit, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Wijdan Akram Hussein
Community Medicine Department, University of Baghdad, Al-Kindi College of Medicine, Iraq.
Khali Ismaiel A. Mohammed
Clinical Communicable Diseases Research Unit, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Jinan Mehdi Mosa
Clinical Communicable Diseases Research Unit, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Muhi Kadhem Wannas Al-Janabi
Pediatrics Department, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
E. coli O157:H7 is a strain that produces a toxin known as Shiga, it is considered one of the most
potent toxins, and it can cause severe infection. This study aimed to clinically investigate the
infection caused by E. coli O157: H7 strain in children. The research was conducted in Iraqi
laboratories and hospitals, where fecal samples were taken from children suffering from diarrhea
and were investigated via laboratory protocols. The detection of Escherichia coli O157: H7antigen
in infected children was 44.2% in males and 55.8% in females, the average age was (17.2 ± 9.6
months) while the uninfected average age was (30.6 ±19.8 months), a significant relation between
E. coli O157: H7 infection and bloody diarrhea was noted. Infection with E. coli O157:H7 appears
mostly in infants and may cause gastroenteritis irritation and a bloody stool

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ESCHERICHIA COLI O157: H7 INVESTIGATION IN CHILDREN WITH DIARRHEA: AN IRAQI CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 15. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2020.15.28
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