Etiology of acute diarrhea in the elderly in China: A six-year observational study.

Acute diarrhea leads to a substantial disease burden among the elderly worldwide. However, in the context of increasingly aging trend in China, the prevalence of etiological agents among elderly diarrheal patients was undetermined. This study aimed to explore the major enteropathogens of acute diarr...

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Main Authors: Zike Zhang, Shengjie Lai, Jianxing Yu, Qibin Geng, Wanqi Yang, Yu Chen, Jianguo Wu, Huaiqi Jing, Weizhong Yang, Zhongjie Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5360259?pdf=render