Control of fecal–orally transmitted pathogens is inadequate in many developing countries, in
particular, in sub-Saharan Africa. Acquired resistance to antimicrobial drugs is becoming …

Antibacterial resistance–associated infections are known to increase morbidity, mortality,
and cost of treatment, and to potentially put others in the community at higher risk of …

Written by Caleb Finch, one of the leading scientists of our time, The Biology of Human
Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes …

In the present study, a cross-sectional survey of intestinal parasitic and bacterial infections in
relation to diarrhoea in Vhembe district and the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of …

Diarrhea is a leading cause of illness and death, particularly in developing countries.
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroinvasive E. coli …

Intestinal parasites account for the majority of parasitic diseases, particularly in endemic
areas. Most are transmitted via contaminated food. Because of increased immigration and …

Background Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) are defined by their stacked-brick
adherence pattern to human epithelial cells. There is no all-encompassing genetic marker …

Fluoroquinolones came into widespread use in African countries in the early 2000s, after
patents for the first generation of these drugs expired. By that time, quinolone antibacterial …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains that produce heat-stable (ST) and/or heat-
labile (LT) enterotoxins are cause of post–weaning diarrhea in piglets. However, the relative …

A series of studies have shown that the heavy burdens of diarrheal diseases in the first 2
formative years of life in children living in urban shanty towns have negative effects on …