| rotavirus type a and other enteric pathogens in stool samples from children with acute diarrhea on the colombian northern coast. | the present study, conducted from march 1998 to july 2000, determined the etiology of acute diarrhea in 253 young children and infants from cartagena and sincelejo, colombia. in 253 stool samples, the following enteric pathogens were recovered: rotavirus type a (36.6%) as the major agent, salmonella spp (9.0%), shigella spp (8.0%), enteric pathogenic escherichia coli (6.0%), enteric hemorragic esc. coli (2.8%), providencia alcalifaciens (2.8%), aeromonas hydrophila (2.0%), yersinia enterocolitic ... | 2003 | 12687410 |
| [prevalence of microsporidia and other intestinal parasites in patients with hiv infection, bogota, 2001]. | opportunistic intestinal parasites are a common cause of diarrhea in hiv-infected patients. to determine the prevalence of microsporidia and other opportunistic parasites infecting hiv patients in bogotá, colombia, 115 patients were examined for these infections during the year 2001. the institution and the sample percent from each are as follows: santa clara hospital, 33.0%; san pedro claver, 20.0%; simón bolívar hospital, 14.8%; san josé hospital, 13.9%; central de la policía hospital, 6.1%; c ... | 2003 | 14582330 |