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Burden of rotavirus and other enteropathogens among children with diarrhea in Burkina Faso

Author(s) -

Léon W. Nitièma,

Johan Nordgren,

Djénèba Ouermi,

Dayéri Dianou,

Alfred S. Traoré,

Lennart Svensson,

Jacques Simporé

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.05.009

Subject(s) - rotavirus , diarrhea , shigella , epidemiology , entamoeba histolytica , giardia lamblia , etiology , medicine , salmonella , campylobacter , biology , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , genetics

There is limited information available regarding the etiology of gastrointestinal infections in Burkina Faso. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and epidemiology of enteric pathogens causing gastroenteritis in young children, with a focus on rotavirus, and to investigate the levels of malnutrition and other clinical factors in association with the severity of diarrhea.

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