Study of colonization resistance for Enterobacteriaceae in man by experimental contamination and biotyping as well as the possible role of antibodies in the clearance of these bacteria from the intestines.

The colonization resistance (CR) of the digestive tract was determined in 10 healthy volunteers by oral contamination with a neomycin resistant Escherichia coli (NR-E. coli) strain and measurement of the faecal concentration of this strain during 14 days after the contamination. This 'gold standard'...

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Publicado en:Epidemiology & Infection Vol. 107; no. 3; pp. 619 - 627
Autores principales: Apperloo-Renkema, H Z, van der Waaij, D
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Nov1991
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