Etiology of Acute Diarrhea in Tunisian Children with Emphasis on Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: Prevalence and Identification of E. coli Virulence Markers.

Etiology of Acute Diarrhea in Tunisian Children with Emphasis on Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: Prevalence and Identification of E. coli Virulence Markers.

Diarrheal diseases can be caused by viral, bacterial and parasitic infections. This paper provides a preliminary image of diarrhea with regards to etiology and epidemiologic factors in Tunisian children less than five years of age.Overall, 124 diarrhoeal stools were collected from patients suffering...

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Main Authors: Imen Ben Salem-Ben Nejma, Mouna Hassine Zaafrane, Fredj Hassine, Khira Sdiri-Loulizi, Moncef Ben Said, Mahjoub Aouni, Ridha Mzoughi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Children
Diagnosis
Diarrhea
Enteric pathogens
Escherichia coli
Tunisia
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4008

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