Abstract
In a cross-sectional study of children <60 months old from Fayoum, Egypt, presenting with diarrhea, 46% (162/356) had detectable enteric pathogens. Bacterial pathogens were identified in 25% (89/356), whereas rotavirus and Cryptosporidium were detected in 21% (54/253) and 15% (39/253), respectively. Cryptosporidium is an important pathogen in this region.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Child, Preschool
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Cryptosporidiosis / complications*
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Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / microbiology*
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Diarrhea / virology*
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Diarrhea, Infantile / epidemiology
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Diarrhea, Infantile / microbiology*
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Diarrhea, Infantile / virology*
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Egypt / epidemiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Population Surveillance*
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Statistics, Nonparametric