Surveillance for enteric pathogens in a case-control study of acute diarrhea in Western Kenya
Author(s) -
Brett Swierczewski,
Elizabeth Odundo,
Margaret Koech,
Janet Ndonye,
Ronald Kirera,
Cliff P. Odhiambo,
Erick K. Cheruiyot,
Max T. Wu,
James E. Lee,
C. Zhang,
Edwin V. Oaks
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/trs022
Subject(s) - rotavirus , salmonella , campylobacter , diarrhea , enterotoxigenic escherichia coli , shigella , ampicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , trimethoprim , sulfamethoxazole , medicine , biology , veterinary medicine , antibiotics , enterotoxin , escherichia coli , gene , biochemistry , genetics , bacteria
Acute diarrhea remains a major public health problem in East African nations such as Kenya. Surveillance for a broad range of enteric pathogens is necessary to accurately predict the frequency of pathogens and potential changes in antibiotic resistance patterns.
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