Stool samples obtained from 120 Malay children, aged below 6 years, in Mukim Ijok, Kuala Selangor, were tested. Enteric pathogens were found in 7.5% of specimens. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) was the most common enteric pathogen isolated (6.7%) followed by Salmonella spp (0.83%). The rate of isolation was independent of age and sex.