Etiology and severity of diarrheal diseases in infants at the semiarid region of Brazil: A case-control study.

• Main Authors: Aldo A M Lima (Author), Domingos B Oliveira (Author), Josiane S Quetz (Author), Alexandre Havt (Author), Mara M G Prata (Author), Ila F N Lima (Author), Alberto M Soares (Author), José Q Filho (Author), Noélia L Lima (Author), Pedro H Q S Medeiros (Author), Ana K S Santos (Author), Herlice N Veras (Author), Rafhaella N D G Gondim (Author), Rafaela C Pankov (Author), Mariana D Bona (Author), Francisco A P Rodrigues (Author), Renato A Moreira (Author), Ana C O M Moreira (Author), Marcelo Bertolini (Author), Luciana R Bertolini (Author), Vicente J F Freitas (Author), Eric R Houpt (Author), Richard L Guerrant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Diarrheal diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. We aimed to study the etiology and severity of diarrhea in children living in the low-income semiarid region of Brazil. METHODOLOGY:This is a cross-sectional, age-matched case-cont...