Enteric pathogens associated with childhood diarrhea in Tripoli-Libya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 886-891

  Rahouma, Amal ^a   Klena, John D ^b   Krema, Zaineb ^c   Abobker, Abdalwahed A ^a   Treesh, Khalid ^d   Franka, Ezzedin ^a   Abusnena, Omar ^a   Shaheen, Hind I ^b   El Mohammady, Hanan ^b   Abudher, Abdulhafid ^e   Ghenghesh, Khalifa Sifaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^c Al Jala Children's Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^d Alkhadra Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^e National Libyan Center for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADENOVIRUS; AEROMONAS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NOROVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

AEROMONAS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIBYA; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 79958718293     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0116     Document Type: Article

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