Incidence and etiology of infectious diarrhea from a facility-based surveillance system in Guatemala, 2008-2012

• Main Authors: Wences Arvelo (Author), Aron J. Hall (Author), Olga Henao (Author), Beatriz Lopez (Author), Chris Bernart (Author), Juan C. Moir (Author), Lissette Reyes (Author), Susan P. Montgomery (Author), Oliver Morgan (Author), Alejandra Estevez (Author), Michele B. Parsons (Author), Maria R. Lopez (Author), Gerry Gomez (Author), Jan Vinje (Author), Nicole Gregoricus (Author), Umesh Parashar (Author), Eric D. Mintz (Author), John McCracken (Author), Joe P. Bryan (Author), Kim A. Lindblade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, yet incidence and etiology data are limited. We conducted laboratory-based diarrhea surveillance in Guatemala. Methods A diarrhea case was defined as ≥3 loose stools in a 24-h period in a person presenting to the surveillance...