A cross‑sectional study on aetiology of diarrhoeal disease, India.
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2016-07
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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.
Objectives: 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.
Conclusion: The data generated from the current study will help the health officials for better interventional and
treatment strategies for diarrhoeal diseases.
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Bacteria, diarrhoea, diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli, Group A Rotavirus, ELISA
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Purwar S, Bhattacharya D, Metgud S C, Kumar D, Chitambar S D, Roy S. A cross‑sectional study on aetiology of diarrhoeal disease, India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2016 July-Sept; 34(3): 375-379.