Diarrhoea and Associated Clinical Features in Different Pathotypes of Diarrheagenic E. coliIsolated in Children: A Case-Control Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract:Background: Acute gastroenteritis remains to be a major health problem in children causing high morbidity and mortalityIn India, diarrhoea is the third most common cause of death in children younger than 5 years of age, with an estimation of 300,000 deaths each year. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) being one of the important bacterial agents, the present hospital-based study was done to enlighten on the occurrence of different pathotypes and clinical features associated with DEC related diarrhoea. Methods… Show more
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