Identifying etiological agents causing diarrhea in low income Ecuadorian communities.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 91(3): 563-9, 2014 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25048373
Continued success in decreasing diarrheal disease burden requires targeted interventions. To develop such interventions, it is crucial to understand which pathogens cause diarrhea. Using a case-control design we tested stool samples, collected in both rural and urban Ecuador, for 15 pathogenic microorganisms. Pathogens were present in 51% of case and 27% of control samples from the urban community, and 62% of case and 18% of control samples collected from the rural community. Rotavirus and Shigellae were associated with diarrhea in the urban community; co-infections were more pathogenic than single infection; Campylobacter and Entamoeba histolytica were found in large numbers in cases and controls; and non-typhi Salmonella and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli were not found in any samples. Consistent with the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, focused in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, we found that in Ecuador a small group of pathogens accounted for a significant amount of the diarrheal disease burden.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Shigella
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Campylobacter
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Rotavirus
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Diarreia
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Entamoeba histolytica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Equador
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos