Enteric bacterial agents associated with diarrhea and their antimicrobial sensitivity profiles in children under 5 years from mukuru informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya.

"Declarations Ethical approval and consent to participateEthical approval for the study was obtained from the Scientific Ethical Review Committee (SERU) of Kenya Medical Research Institute (No. KEMRI/SERU/CMR/P00155/4195). A research license, NACOSTI/P/21/12,323, was obtained from the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI). Informed consent to collect stool samples from children (participants) was obtained from the parents and guardians before recruiting the participants for the study, and no penalties for those who declined to participate. A unique study identification number and barcode label was applied to the sample immediately after collection for anonymity, and the information collected was confidential. All the methods and procedures carried out in this study were in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Conflict of interestThe authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. Conflict of interest The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest."

"Funding information This work was supported by German Research Foundation (DFG) ref DG: WI1436/13 − 1 awarded to Prof. Samuel Kariuki of KEMRI under MISSIoN project."