Epidemiological characteristics of mortality from infectious intestinal diseases (diarrhea) Paraguay (2015-2019)
Eva Fabiana Merles Aranda,
Juan Edgar Tullo Gómez,
Derlis Duarte Zoilán
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Infectious intestinal diseases (diarrhea) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2015, it constituted the ninth leading cause of death for all ages. Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of mortality due to infectious intestinal diseases (diarrhea) in Paraguay from 2015 to 2019. Methods: Descriptive, ecological, cross-sectional, retrospective, and non-probabilistic sampling of consecutive cases was performed. ICD-10 deaths included cholera (A01), typhoid a… Show more
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