Etiology, epidemiology and clinical characteristics of acute diarrhea in hospitalized children in rural Peru

Etiology, epidemiology and clinical characteristics of acute diarrhea in hospitalized children in rural Peru

Introduction: Diarrhea remains one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age especially in low-income countries. In Peru, epidemiological reports about enteropathogens related to acute diarrhea are scarce in rural areas. The aim of this study was to describe...

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Main Authors: Angela Cornejo-Tapia, Fiorella Orellana- Peralta, Pablo Weilg, Jorge Bazan-Mayra, Hernán Cornejo-Pacherres, Gabriela Ulloa-Urizar, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Maria Jesus Pons, Juana del Valle-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
diarrhea
diarrhoea
rural area
children
bacteria
virus
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7881
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