Evaluation of fecal occult blood testing for rapid diagnosis of invasive diarrhea in young children.

Antimicrobials are only indicated in acute childhood diarrhea if it is invasive or persistent. Rapid screening for invasive diarrhea can therefore inform treatment decisions but pathogen identification by culture is slow, expensive and cumbersome. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic utility of...

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Main Authors: David A Kwasi, Pelumi D Adewole, Olabisi C Akinlabi, Stella E Ekpo, Iruka N Okeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001629&type=printable
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