title: Etiology and management of diarrhoeal diseases in Karachi.
abstract: The incidence of diarrhoeal disease are very high in our population and bacterial etiology amounts to 43.55% of all cases. Pathogen such as Aeromonas hydrophila, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Yersinia enterocolitica and Campylobacter are also present in significant numbers, they make up 50% of bacterial causes. All enteric pathogens can be easily isolated on commonly used media and could be precisely identified by simple biochemical tests.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Civil Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hafiz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rauf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Qadr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahabuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents