The frequency of molecular detection of virulence genes encoding cytolysin A, high-pathogenicity island and cytolethal distending toxin of Escherichia coli in cases of sudden infant death syndrome does not differ from that in other infant deaths and healthy infants

Abbreviations: APEC, avian pathogenic E. coli; CDT, cytolethal distending toxin; CNF, cytotoxic necrotizing factor; ETEC, enterotoxigenic E. coli; HPI, high-pathogenicity island; SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome; STEC, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli; UPEC, uropathogenic E. coli; VT+, verotoxigenic.

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