Frequency and characteristics of selected enteropathogens in fecal and rectal specimens from childhood diarrhea in Trinidad, 1998-2000

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 170-177

  Khan Mohammed, Zobida ^a   Adesiyun, Abiodun A ^b   Swanston, William H ^b   Chadee, Dave D ^b,c  

^a Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Diarrhea; Drug resistance, microbial; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; YERSINIA;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WORLD;

EID: 17244371251     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000300004     Document Type: Article

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