Prevalence of enteric bacterial pathogens in diarrheic under-five children and their association with the nutritional status in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of child mortality in low and middle-income countries. Low nutritional status and bacterial infections contribute to growth deficiency and death in children. But there is a gap in identifying the bacterial etiology of diarrheal disea...

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Main Authors: Mastewal Balew, Mulugeta Kibret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00678-0