TY - JOUR
T1 - Etiology of diarrhea in children less than five years of age in Ifakara, Tanzania
AU - Vargas, Martha
AU - Gascón, Joaquim
AU - Casals, Climent
AU - Schellenberg, David
AU - Urassa, Honorati
AU - Kahigwa, Eliseus
AU - Ruiz, Joaquim
AU - Vila, Jordi
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - A total of 451 stool specimens were collected from children less than five years of age with acute diarrhea from Ifakara, Tanzania and processed to detect bacterial enteropathogens, parasites, and rotaviruses. These specimens were divided into 348 from the dry season and 103 from the rainy season, Overall, diarrheogenic Escherichia coli (35,7%) were the predominant enteropathogens, with enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, and enteropathogenic E. coli being the most prevalent. Moreover, enteroaggregative E. coli (63% versus 35.5%; P < 0.05), Shigella spp. (24% versus 12%; P < 0.05), and rotavirus (23% versus 4%; P < 0.05) were more prevalent in the dry season than in the rainy season and enterotoxigenic E. coli (51.6% versus 20%; P < 0.05) and Giardia lamblia (14% versus 1%; P < 0.05) were more prevalent in the rainy season.
AB - A total of 451 stool specimens were collected from children less than five years of age with acute diarrhea from Ifakara, Tanzania and processed to detect bacterial enteropathogens, parasites, and rotaviruses. These specimens were divided into 348 from the dry season and 103 from the rainy season, Overall, diarrheogenic Escherichia coli (35,7%) were the predominant enteropathogens, with enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, and enteropathogenic E. coli being the most prevalent. Moreover, enteroaggregative E. coli (63% versus 35.5%; P < 0.05), Shigella spp. (24% versus 12%; P < 0.05), and rotavirus (23% versus 4%; P < 0.05) were more prevalent in the dry season than in the rainy season and enterotoxigenic E. coli (51.6% versus 20%; P < 0.05) and Giardia lamblia (14% versus 1%; P < 0.05) were more prevalent in the rainy season.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.536
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.536
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 15155987
AN - SCOPUS:2442671589
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 70
SP - 536
EP - 539
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 5
ER -