| [enteropathogens associated with diarrheal disease in infants (< 5 years old) in a population sample in greater metropolitan criciúma, santa catarina state, brazil]. | enteropathogens were investigated in 94 children with diarrhea and 45 age-matched controls, 0 to 5 years old, attending an outpatient unit in criciúma, santa catarina state, brazil. cryptosporidium (85.1%) topped the list of parasite isolates, followed by entamoeba histolytica (56.4%) and giardia lamblia (4.3%). four samples contained enteropathogenic escherichia coli (4.3%). samonella and shiguella were not detected. only one sample contained rotavirus (1.1%). | 2003 | 12973585 |