Small bowel and fecal microbiology in children suffering from persistent diarrhea in Bangladesh

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Bardhan, Pradip K ^a   Albert, M John ^a,b   Alam, Nur H ^a   Faruque, Shah M ^a   Neogi, Prodyot K B ^a   Mahalanabis, Dilip ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b ICDDRB Laboratory Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli; Intestinal microflora; Persistent diarrhea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BANGLADESH; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AEROMONAS; BANGLADESH; CANDIDA; DIARRHEA; DUODENUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031973549     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199801000-00002     Document Type: Article

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