Enterotoxin-producing bacteria in stools from Swedish United Nations Soldiers in Cyprus

摘要: A study was designed to establish the role of heatlabile enterotoxin producingEscherichia coli and other intestinal pathogens in diarrhoeal disease Swedish soldiers United Nations' Force Cyprus. Before leaving Sweden for Cyprus, no enteropathogens were isolated from soldiers. The performed October 1975 through January 1976 August 1976. Enterotoxigenic strains ofE. coli, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter colacae andKlebsiella pneumoniae most frequently cases diarrhoea. Such found 14 79 (18%) but also 6 66 (9%) next-bed-fellow controls 7 139 (5%) healthy Cypriotic civilians. Few identified soldiers, 9 (6%) Cypriots carriers cysts ofGiardia lamblia. results indicate that enterotoxigenic bacteria probably important cause diarrhoea those agents among UN on Several colonized with these without contracting