Aetiology of acute diarrhoea in children in Shanghai, 2015–2018

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e0249888
• Main Authors: Chang, Hailing, Guo, Jiayin, Wei, Zhongqiu, Huang, Zheng, Wang, Chuning, Qiu, Yue, Xu, Xuebin, Zeng, Mei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.04.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adenoviruses; Age; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Biology and life sciences; Campylobacter; Children; Diarrhea; Diarrhea in children; Disease control; Disease prevention; E coli; Editing; Electronic mail; Epidemiology; Escherichia coli; Genetic aspects; Hospitals; Infections; Infectious diseases; Inoculation; Laboratories; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methodology; Microbiology; Norovirus; Pathogens; Pediatrics; People and Places; Physiological aspects; Prevention; Public health; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Rotavirus; Sanitation; Surveillance; Viruses; China

Diarrhoea remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to monitor the aetiology of acute diarrhoea in children in Shanghai. Paediatric outpatients with acute diarrhoea were enrolled in the study from Jan 2015 to Dec 2018. Faecal samples were collected for te...