Etiology of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age in Bucaramanga, Colombia: A case-control study.

Ana E Farfán-GarcíaAamer ImdadChengxian ZhangMónica Y Arias-GuerreroNayibe T Sánchez-ÁlvarezJunaid IqbalAdriana E Hernández-GamboaJames C SlaughterOscar G Gómez-Duarte

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)

Norovirus and rotavirus explained the major proportion of moderate to severe AGE in this study. Higher proportion of infection in cases, in the form of single infections or co-infections, showed association with AGE. Three novel E. coli pathotypes were identified among cases in this geographic region.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
young adults
drug induced
early onset
high intensity
hepatitis b virus