| major enteropathogenic bacteria isolated from diarrheal patients in bolivia: a hospital-based study. | a total of 1,234 fecal samples from diarrhea cases were examined for etiological bacterial agents at medical facilities in la paz and sucre, bolivia. eighty strains of shigella spp., 39 strains of salmonella spp., 29 strains of vibrio cholerae, and 222 strains of enteropathogenic escherichia coli (139 epec, 55 etec, 29 eiec, and 1 ehec) were isolated. with regard to the serovars of shigella, s. flexneri 2a, 3a, and 1b were predominant. in the case of salmonella, s. enteritidis was the most commo ... | 1995 | 8657011 |