Etiology of diarrhea among travelers and foreign residents in Nepal
Taylor DN;Houston R;Shlim DR;Bhaibulaya M;Ungar BL;Echeverria P;;
JAMA1988Vol. 260pp. -
274
dn1988jamaetiology
Abstract
A bacterial pathogen was isolated from 47% of 328 expatriate patients with diarrhea seen at two medical clinics in Nepal in 1986. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (24%), Shigella (14%), and Campylobacter species (9%) were isolated most frequently. Enteroinvasive and adherence factor-positive E coli …