title: A cross-sectional study on aetiology of diarrhoeal disease, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Global, regional and national estimates clearly place diarrhoeal diseases as a major, albeit to an extant neglected public health problem. Deaths of children aged <5 years owing to diarrhoea was estimated to be 1.87 million at the global level (uncertainty range from 1.56 to 2.19 million), which is approximately 19% of total child deaths.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present report is a cross-sectional study undertaken to estimate the role of various aetiological agents causing diarrhoea in North Karnataka and adjoining areas of Maharashtra and Goa.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred stool samples were collected from patients seeking health care at KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belgaum; and processed for detection of various bacterial, viral and parasitic agents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bacterial pathogens attributed to 65.7% of diarrhoea cases, followed by viral infection (22%), parasitic infection (16.3%) and infection by Candida spp. (5.6%). The study identified Escherichia coli in general and Enteropathogenic E. coli in particular, and Group A Rotavirus to be the most frequently isolated pathogens among diarrhoea patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data generated from the current study will help the health officials for better interventional and treatment strategies for diarrhoeal diseases.
authors: Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; Department of Microbiology, KLE University's, J N Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
authors: S
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authors: Purwar
authors: Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Belagavi, Karnataka; Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
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authors: D
authors: Bhattacharya
authors: Department of Microbiology, KLE University's, J N Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Metgud
authors: Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
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authors: Kumar
authors: National Institute of Virology (ICMR), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Chitambar
authors: Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Roy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification