Purpose: To describe the profile of comorbidities in children admitted with diarrhea to an
urban hospital with high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in South Africa …

Background. Infection with HIV is increasing among children in South Africa. Diarrhea is a
common cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa, and some studies have shown that HIV …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency and etiology of diarrhea in children aged less than 2
years with known HIV status. METHODS: This was a nested cohort study, whereby children …

OBJECTIVE: To identify clinical characteristics predicting death among inpatients who are
infected with or exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during a period of pediatric …

Background There is an increasing recognition that children remain at elevated risk of death
following discharge from health facilities in resource-poor settings. Diarrhea has previously …

Objective: HIV infection is an established risk for diarrhoeal severity, less is known about
specific enteric pathogens associated with HIV status. We determined associations of …

Background Persistent diarrhea–malnutrition syndrome is a complex of infection and
immune failure that involves protein, calorie and micronutrient depletion, and metabolic …

Diarrhea is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It accounts for
over 2 million deaths in children aged below 5 years, majority being from Sub-Saharan …

Rates of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been increasing rapidly
in South Africa over the last decade. This study documents the changes over time in …

Background Diarrhea is an important health problem among HIV-infected patients. This
study evaluated the role of HIV in the epidemiology, etiology, and severity of diarrheal …