title: The aetiology of diarrhoea in a farming community in Zimbabwe.
abstract: A survey of enteric pathogens in 143 children with diarrhoea, 116 age-matched controls and 524 asymptomatic people of all ages in a commercial farming area was carried out over a period of one year. Giardia lamblia was detected in 34% of the cases, 29% of the controls and 23% of asymptomatic people of all ages. Various bacterial pathogens (Campylobacter, Shigella, Salmonella and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli) were isolated from 23% of the cases and 15% of the controls. Enteropathogenic E. coli was isolated as frequently from the cases as from the controls and asymptomatic people of all ages.
authors.affiliation: Blair Research Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simango
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dindiwe
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000209:etiology; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012424:Rural Population; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications; D015030:Zimbabwe