Enteric pathogens associated with diarrhea in children in Fayoum, Egypt

被引:30
作者
El-Mohamady, Hanon
Abdel-Messih, Ibrahim A.
Youssef, Fouad G.
Said, Mohamad
Farag, Hossaini
Shaheen, Hind I.
Rockabrand, David M.
Luby, Stephen B.
Hajjeh, Rana
Sanders, John W.
Monteville, Marshall R.
Klena, John D.
Frenck, Robert W.
机构
[1] USN, Med Res Unit N3, Enter Dis Res Program, Cairo, Egypt
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[3] Minist Hlth & Populat, Cairo, Egypt
关键词
Egypt; enteric pathogens; Cryptosporidium;
D O I
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.02.007
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
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. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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