[contribution to the study of "edwardsiella tarda" isolated in viet-nam (author's transl)]. | rectal swabs from 13,947 diarrhea patients of all ages were examined during the five years period covered by this report (1969-1973). most of the specimens came from the saigon area, mainly from the infectious diseases hospital and the children's hospital. specimens also were submitted from other hospitals at provinces. from these specimens, 186 edwardsiella tarda were isolated for a 8.77 0/0 isolation rate. these organisms were relatively frequent among adults and more commonly isolated during ... | 1975 | 1243748 |