Pathogens associated with persistent diarrhoea in children in low and middle income countries: systematic review

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 6 Laboratory Procedures described or referenced in the included study reports

	Samples	Parasite detection	Bacterial culture	Bacterial identification	Virus detection	Quality control	Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Bangladesh 1988 [14]	X	X	X	X	√	X	X
Bangladesh 1991 [15]	√	-	√	√	√	X	X
Bangladesh 1992a [16]	√	√	√	√	-	X	X
Bangladesh 1992b [17]	√	√	√	√	√	X	√
Bangladesh 1998 [31]	√	√	√	√	√	X	X
India 1989 [18]	√	√	√	√	√	X	X
India 1992 [19]	√	X	√	√	X	X	X
India 1995a [20]	X	X	√	√	-	X	X
India 1995b [21]	√	√	√	√	-	X	X
India 1999 [22]	√	√	-	-	-	√	-
India 2001 [23]	X	X	X	X	-	X	X
Cambodia 1992 [24]	√	√	√	√	√	X	√
Vietnam 1992 [25]	X	X	X	X	√	X	X
Brazil 1990 [26]	√	√	√	√	√	X	X
Brazil 1995 [27]	√	√	√	√	√	X	X
Brazil 2000 [4]	√	√	√	X	√	X	X
Guatemala 1992 [29]	√	√	√	√	√	X	X
Mexico 2003 [28]	X	√	√	√	-	X	X
Zambia 1995 [32]	√	√	-	-	-	√	-
Zambia 2001 [30]	X	√	X	X	-	X	X

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