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Enteritis in enteroinvasive Escherichia coli infection

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Link to WHO Definition

Enteritis in enteroinvasive Escherichia coli infection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/987079843

This refers to inflammation of the small intestine due to infection of bacteria, enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC), strains of E. coli. EIEC infection often causes profuse diarrhoea and high fever. EIEC are highly invasive, and they utilize adhesin proteins to bind to and enter intestinal cells.