Indian Journal of Public Health


Year
: 1990  |  Volume : 34  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 54--61

Etiological agents of diarrhoea.


AR Ghosh, M Paul, SC Pal, D Sen 
 National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta

Correspondence Address:
A R Ghosh
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta

Two decades of research have established newer pathogens and techniques in establishing several organisms of diarrhoeal diseases as aetiological agents. It is now possible to detect an agent in 80% of the situation of diarrhoea in a standard laboratory. The brief review describes the list of pathogens, their diagnostic techniques with short description on clinical and epidemiological status.


How to cite this article:
Ghosh A R, Paul M, Pal S C, Sen D. Etiological agents of diarrhoea. Indian J Public Health 1990;34:54-61


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Ghosh A R, Paul M, Pal S C, Sen D. Etiological agents of diarrhoea. Indian J Public Health [serial online] 1990 [cited 2023 Mar 22 ];34:54-61
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