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The article describes a study of Escherichia coli frequency in infants hospitalized in Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem during April-December 1993. ETEC was present in 44% of the cases. Most of the cases suffered from diarrhea, often with fever and vomiting. Dehydration occurred in 58.3% of the cases and failure to thrive in 28.5% of them. Correlation was found between the degree of toxigenity and the severity of the disease.