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A Sutton

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Intestinal colonization and antibody response.

Rapid bacterial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract takes place immediately after birth. Only a few of the Escherichia coli strains colonizing the gut of healthy full-term neonates expressed MS pili. On the other hand, most E. coli strains isolated carried MR pili resembling the P-fimbriae which are a known virulence factor for pyelonephritogenic E. coli. The presence of serum antibodies against pili and K antigens of E. coli after vaccination did not influence the capacity of E. coli to colonize and persist in the intestine of experimental animals.

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Severe mental retardation in children from socially disadvantaged families.

Children receiving ESN(S) education, attending special day schools, and living at home, were categorized into those whose handicap had been medically recognized in infancy and those of unknown aetiology, 'non-specific'. Information obtained from interviews with their families was used to identify a subgroup of those who were relatively socially disadvantaged. Both factors, medical and social, are shown to have a significant effect on early provisions for special needs. The non-specific cases from disadvantaged families tended to have been recognized at a later age than the rest; their parents had less information, less access to services, and less contact with others who could provide aid and support. It is argued that the theoretical model which distinguishes pathogenic and subcultural aetiologies of severe mental subnormality is inappropriate. It may be wrongly applied by fieldworkers, especially those serving families with a developmentally backward preschool child. The result may discriminate against socially disadvantaged families with a child whose handicap is not medically diagnosed.

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