Impact of rapid urbanization on the rates of infection by Vibrio cholerae O1 and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Fahima Chowdhury (Author), Mohammad Arif Rahman (Author), Yasmin A Begum (Author), Ashraful I Khan (Author), Abu S G Faruque (Author), Nirod Chandra Saha (Author), Nabilah Ibnat Baby (Author), M A Malek (Author), Anisha Rajeev Kumar (Author), Ann-Mari Svennerholm (Author), Mark Pietroni (Author), Alejandro Cravioto (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, increases in cholera epidemics are being documented with a greater incidence and severity. The aim of this prospective study was to identify the prevalence and importance of V. cholerae O1 and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) as causal agents of severe diarrhea in a...