title: Etiological agents of diarrhoea.
abstract: Two decades of research have established newer pathogens and techniques in establishing several organisms of diarrhoeal diseases as aetiological agents. It is now possible to detect an agent in 80% of the situation of diarrhoea in a standard laboratory. The brief review describes the list of pathogens, their diagnostic techniques with short description on clinical and epidemiological status.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*