The indelible toll of enteric pathogens: Prevalence, clinical characterization, and seasonal trends in patients with acute community-acquired diarrhea in disenfranchised communities
Osman M, Kassem I, Dabboussi F, Cummings K, Hamze M. The indelible toll of enteric pathogens: Prevalence, clinical characterization, and seasonal trends in patients with acute community-acquired diarrhea in disenfranchised communities. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0282844. PMID: 36913372, PMCID: PMC10010529, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnteropathogenic E. coliEnteroaggregative Escherichia coliEnterotoxigenic E. coliEnteric pathogensCross-sectional community-based studyAcute community-acquired diarrheaMultivariable logistic regression modelCommon parasitic agentsCommunity-acquired diarrheaCommunity-based studyPublic health challengeLogistic regression modelsGII infectionsAcute diarrheaMiddle-income countriesGastrointestinal PanelDiarrheic patientsEnteric infectionsOverall prevalenceRisk factorsStool samplesClinical characterizationETEC infectionDiarrheal diseaseEtiologic agent