Etiology and management of diarrhoeal diseases in Karachi.
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.
Hafiz
S
S
Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Civil Hospital, Karachi.
Syed
Y
Y
Rauf
U
U
Qadr
B
B
Shahabuddin
M
M
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents