Enteric pathogens | Diagnostic technique | Reference | Comments | ||||
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Culture | Biochemical | Serological | PCR | Microscopy | |||
Virus | |||||||
RVA | √ | [41] | NoV was divided into GI and GII strains. RVA, NoV, SaV, and As were RNA viruses detected using RT-PCR. Ad was a DNA virus detected using PCR. | ||||
NoV | √ | ||||||
SaV | √ | ||||||
As | √ | [44] | |||||
Ad | √ | [38] | |||||
Bacteria | |||||||
DEC | √ | √ | DEC involved EAEC, EPEC, EIEC, EHEC, and ETEC types. All were detected using qPCR. | ||||
NTS | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Shigella spp. | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Vibrio cholera | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Vibrio parahaemolyticus | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Aeromonas spp. | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Plesiomonas spp. | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Protozoa | |||||||
B. hominis | √ | [47] | B. hominis was detected using PCR, whereas Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia lamblia were detected using nested PCR. | ||||
Cryptosporidium spp. | √ | ||||||
Giardia lamblia | √ |