Publications by authors named "Sharon Di Stefano"
Article Synopsis
- Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) poses significant health risks in children, with a study conducted in Parma, Italy, revealing that 56.2% of 2,066 children had identifiable pathogens in their stool samples between 2018 and 2020.
- The most common pathogens identified were Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Clostridioides difficile, Norovirus, and Campylobacter, with infants and toddlers (0-5 years) being the most affected age group.
- Notably, the incidence of detected pathogens declined significantly from 2018 to 2020, likely due to public health measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.