Diarrheal illness in children younger than 5 years old is among one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality in developing countries and is an important cause of morbidity in …

Diarrheal diseases in the pediatric population are a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
In the United States, children under 5 years of age average two episodes of diarrhea per …

In this review we consider the problem of acute diarrhea in the developing world. Because
diarrhea largely is a pediatric disease, the public health implications of childhood illness are …

Diarrheal morbidity and mortality in children less than 5 years old were studied in Bangui,
Central African Republic, by a cluster survey. We found a high prevalence of diarrheal …

From prospective daily surveillance of diarrhea in a poor rural area of northeastern Brazil,
this study of prolonged diarrheal episodes identified the 3% of diarrheal episodes that lasted …

Bacterial and viral causes of acute diarrhoea were studied prospectively for one year in 343
hospitalised young children in Kuwait. In 288 (84%) patients, one or more pathogens were …

Abstract Koopman, JS (School of Public Health, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ml 48109), VJ
Turkish, AS Monto, V. Gouvea, S. Srivastava and RE Isaacson. Patterns and etiology of …

A longitudinal study of diarrhea was carried out from May 1988 to April 1989 by household
surveillance of 705 children< 5 years old in rural Bangladesh. Stool samples were examined …