Prevalence of Infection With Waterborne Pathogens: A Seroepidemiologic Study in Children 6-36 Months Old, San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala

This study, published in the Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, evaluated the feasibility of antibody markers as indicators of infections with water-borne pathogens in order to determine the epidemiology of water-borne diarrheal infections in rural Guatemala.

Author(s): Steinberg E, Mendoza C, Glass R, et al.

Published: 2004

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    Citation: Steinberg E, Mendoza C, Glass R, et al. Prevalence of Infection With Waterborne Pathogens: A Seroepidemiologic Study in Children 6-36 Months Old, San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2004;70(1):83-88.

Resource types: Peer-reviewed journal

Diseases: Shigellosis and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC); Rotavirus

Topics: Disease burden and surveillance; Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Latin America