Pathogens associated with persistent diarrhoea in children in low and middle income countries: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent diarrhoea in children is a common problem in low and middle income countries. To help target appropriate treatment for specific pathogens in the absence of diagnostic tests, we systematically reviewed pathogens most commonly associated with persistent diarrhoea in children.

Methods

We sought all descriptive studies of pathogens in the stool of children with diarrhoea of over 14 days duration in low and middle income countries with a comprehensive search of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS and WEB OF SCIENCE databases. We described the study designs and populations, assessed the quality of the laboratory tests, and extracted and summarised data on pathogens. For Escherichia coli, we calculated high and low prevalence estimates of all enteropathic types combin

SUBMITTER: Abba K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2709113 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature