Cohen M L
Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1988 Sep;2(3):557-70.
Diarrheal disease remains an important health problem in the United States. The magnitude of this problem and the relative importance of bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens are examined. The often unique epidemiologic associations with specific organisms can be helpful not only in suggesting diagnoses in individual patients but also in the direction of public health action.
在美国，腹泻病仍然是一个重要的健康问题。本文探讨了这一问题的严重程度以及细菌、病毒和寄生虫病原体的相对重要性。与特定病原体之间通常独特的流行病学关联不仅有助于对个体患者进行诊断，还能为公共卫生行动指明方向。
