Diarrhea in children less than two years of age with known HIV status in Kisumu, Kenya
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Diarrhea in children less than two years of age with known HIV status in Kisumu, Kenya.
OBJECTIVE To compare the frequency and etiology of diarrhea in children aged less than 2 years with known HIV status. METHODS This was a nested cohort study, whereby children were followed during monthly routine and unscheduled visits. The HIV status of children was determined with PCR. A stool culture was obtained from children with diarrhea. A subset of stool samples was examined for parasi...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.001