Factors influencing the duration of acute diarrheal disease in infancy

KC Househam, DC Bowie, MD Mann… - Journal of pediatric …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of episodes of acute infectious diarrhea in infancy are of relatively short
duration. Prolongation of the diarrhea presents problems in management, deterioration of …

Persistent Diarrhoea in the Community: Characteristics and Risk Factors

M Araya, N Baiocchi, J Espinoza, O Brunser - Acta Paediatrica, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
In 58 previously well‐nounshed patients who were fed cow's milk and who later developed
persistent diarrhoea (≥ 15 days), data obtained during the first 8 days of acute diarrhoea …

Role of persistent diarrhea control in declining infant and childhood mortality in Indonesia

R Ismail - Paediatrica Indonesiana, 1994 - paediatricaindonesiana.org
In diarrheal diseases control program (CDD), the mechanism of diarrheal diseases (DD)
death can be classified into: dehydration, dysentery, complication, and persistent diarrhea …

Acute diarrhea in under five-year-old children admitted to King Mongkut Prachomklao Hospital, Phetchaburi province

O Suwatano - Journal of the Medical Association of …, 1997 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A prospective epidemiological and clinical study of acute diarrhea in children under 5 years
old was done at King Mongkut Prachomklao Hospital in order to provide baseline data for …

Clinical aspects of acute vs persistent diarrhea in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

PN Thanh, DT Ly, PT Dung, PD Le - Acta Pædiatrica, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
A retrospective clinical study of acute and persistent diarrhea in children younger than three
years of age was conducted for 12 months (October 1989 to September 1990) in a Pediatric …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive survey of pediatric diarrhea at a private hospital in Metro Manila

MC San Pedro, SE Walz - Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public …, 1991 - tm.mahidol.ac.th
The epidemiology of diarrhea among Filipino pediatric patients, representing a cross-section
of socioeconomic strata, was investigated over a one year period. Rotavirus was detected in …

Infectious diarrhea: clinical implications of recent research.

JR Hamilton - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1980 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infectious diarrhea is particularly common and devastating among young children. In North
America mortality rates are much lower than those in the Third World (in 1975 an estimated …

Acute diarrhea in adults and children: a global perspective

M Farthing, MA Salam, G Lindberg, P Dite… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, there are about 2 billion
cases of diarrheal disease worldwide every year, and 1.9 million children younger than 5 …

Persistent diarrhoea: associated infection and response to a low lactose diet

H Ashraf, S Ahmed, GJ Fuchs… - Journal of tropical …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Children aged 4–23 months with persistent diarrhoea received a low lactose diet,
multivitamins, minerals and antibiotics for infection. Sixty‐one (57 per cent) children …

Epidemiology of diarrhea and its implications for providing services

VP Reddaiah, SK Kapoor - The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1991 - Springer
This study was conducted in children under the age of four years for a period of one year. By
domiciliary visits the diarrheal episodes were recorded, analysed and presented. The …