Prevalence of Bacterial Agents in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in the Pediatric Emergency Department of Ege University School of Medicine
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Gülhadiye AVCU, Zümrüt ŞAHBUDAK BAL, Eylem Ulaş SAZ, Sohret Aydemir, Fadil VARDAR
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 10, pp 49-53
Summary
Objective: Acute gastroenteritis is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Although rotavirus is reported to be the most common agent in diarrhea, infectious gastroenteritis due to enteric pathogenic bacteria is still widely seen in developing and underdeveloped countries. In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence of bacterial agents in children with acute gastroenteritis in Pediatric Emergency Department of Ege University School of Medicine.