Etiology of Acute Diarrhea in Adults in Southwestern Nigeria
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Etiology of acute diarrhea in adults in southwestern Nigeria.
Stool specimens from 113 adult outpatients with diarrhea in southwestern Nigeria and 63 controls were examined for bacterial and parasitic enteric pathogens. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) (P < 0.02), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) (P < 0.02), and Entamoeba histolytica (P < 0.0002) were significantly associated with diarrhea. Salmonella, Shigella, nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae, othe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.10.4525-4530.2003