Prevalence of diarrhoeal pathogens among children under five years of age with and without diarrhoea in Guinea-Bissau.

• Main Authors: Sointu Mero (Author), Suvi Timonen (Author), Tinja Lääveri (Author), Sandra Løfberg (Author), Juha Kirveskari (Author), Johan Ursing (Author), Lars Rombo (Author), Poul-Erik Kofoed (Author), Anu Kantele (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Childhood diarrhoea, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-income regions, remains scarcely studied in many countries, such as Guinea-Bissau. Stool sample drying enables later qPCR analyses of pathogens without concern about electricity shortages.<h4>Me...