Traveller’s diarrhoea is most commonly caused by
Correct Answer: ETEC
Description: Five types of E.coli include:
1. ETEC (enterotoxogenic E.coli)
2. EIEC (enteroinvasive E.coli)
3. EPEC (enteropathogenic E.coli)
4. EHEC (enterohemorrhagic E.coli)
5. EAEC (enteroaggregative E.coli)
Traveller's diarrhoea is most commonly caused by enterotoxogenic E.coli and then the other common organism responsible is S. dysenteriae. Intestinal Pathogenic E. Coli.
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