| aetiological studies of diarrhoeal diseases in infants and young children in iran. | the aetiology of diarrhoeal diseases was investigated among 715 patients admitted to four children's hospitals in tehran, during february 1986 to march 1987, and also among 443 patients attending the central out-patient clinic in sanandaj, state of kordestan, during october 1986. enteropathogenic escherichia coli (epec) were the most common pathogens found in both areas. almost 26.7% of the patients in tehran and 20.1% of the patients in sanandaj were infected with epec. enterotoxigenic e. coli ... | 1990 | 2406458 |