Etiological agents of diarrhoea.
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.
Ghosh
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National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta.
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Pal
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*