Bacterial pathogens associated with bloody diarrhea in Uruguayan children Patógenos bacterianos asociados a diarrea con sangre en niños uruguayos

Diarrheal disease continues to be a serious health problem, especially in developing countries. Bloody diarrhea represents approximately 20-30% of all cases and has higher morbidity and mortality. Treatment with antibiotics is beneficial in cases of Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia and Salmonella i...

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Main Authors: M. I. Mota, M. P. Gadea, S. González, G. González, L. Pardo, A. Sirok, M. Rivas, G. Algorta, F. Schelotto, G. Varela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Argentina de Microbiología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412010000200009