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. 2010 Dec 27:405–422.e5. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-0774-8.10039-9

TABLE 39-2.

Bacterial Pathogens Grouped by Pathogenic Mechanism

Invasive Cytotoxic Toxigenic Adherent
Shigella Shigella Shigella Enteropathogenic E. coli
Salmonella Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Enterotoxigenic E. coli Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
Yersinia enterocolitica Shiga toxin-producing E. coli Yersinia enterocolitica Enteroaggregative E. coli
Campylobacter jejuni Clostridium difficile Aeromonas Diffusely adherent E. coli
Vibrio parahaemolyticus V. cholerae and non-O1 vibrios

Modified from Cohen MB. Etiology and mechanisms of acute infectious diarrhea in infants in the United States. J Pediatr 1991; 118:S34-S43,92 with permission.