Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of acute diarrhea with emphasis on Entamoeba histolytica infections in preschool children in an urban slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh

General Info

Geography

Bangladesh (BGD)

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

January, 1999 - December, 2002

Data type

Scientific literature: Urban only

Keywords

Adenovirus, Amoebiasis, Campylobacter enteritis, Cholera, Cryptosporidiosis, Diarrheal diseases, E. coli, Rotavirus, Salmonella infections, Shigellosis, Aeromonas

Citation

Authors

Haque R, Mondal D, Kirkpatrick BD, Akther S, Farr BM, Sack RB, Petri WA Jr

Journal

Am J Trop Med Hyg

Pages

398-405

Publication year

2003

Suggested citation

Haque R, Mondal D, Kirkpatrick BD, Akther S, Farr BM, Sack RB, Petri WA Jr. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of acute diarrhea with emphasis on Entamoeba histolytica infections in preschool children in an urban slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003; 69(4): 398-405.