In developing countries diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children, with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) being the most common enteropathogen ...

ETEC = enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; LT = heat-labile toxin; ST = heat-stable toxin. *Data is derived from a review of publications, from 1966 to 1999, issued by the World Health Organization ...