Etiology of diarrhea by multiplex polymerase chain reaction among young children in the United Arab Emirates: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the etiology of childhood diarrhea in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) especially after the introduction of rotavirus vaccines. This study aimed to identify gastrointestinal pathogens in children with diarrhea (cases) and the carriage rate of these pathogens in asymptomatic children (controls).

Methods

Stool samples were collected from 203 cases and 73 controls who presented to two major hospitals in Al Ain city, UAE. Samples were analyzed with Allplex™ Gastrointestinal Full Panel Assay for common entero-pathogens. The association between diarrhea and the isolated pathogens was calculated in a multivariate logistic regression model. The adjusted attributable fractions (aAFs) were calculated for all pathogens significantly associated with cases.

SUBMITTER: Alsuwaidi AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7788778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature