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Evaluation of fecal occult blood testing for rapid diagnosis of invasive diarrhea in young children

Antimicrobials are only indicated in acute childhood diarrhea if it is invasive or persistent. Rapid screening for invasive diarrhea can therefore inform treatment decisions but pathogen identification by culture is slow, expensive and cumbersome. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic utility of...

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Autores principales: Kwasi, David A., Adewole, Pelumi D., Akinlabi, Olabisi C., Ekpo, Stella E., Okeke, Iruka N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10358913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37471343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001629