As the AIDS pandemic has spread, diarrhoea in adults has become a major burden on
health care institutions in central Africa and on the families of sufferers. In order to assess the …

Abstract Ninety-eight (40%) of 243 acquired immune deficiency syndrome inpatients at
Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire, presented with a history of diarrhea for at least 1 …

PIP: Acute diarrhea refers to diarrhea which persists for less than 2 weeks duration, while
persistent diarrhea lasts for longer than 2 weeks. Recurrent and frequent attacks, such as …

Objectives: To identify pathogens associated with diarrhoea in HIV-infected persons and
their HIV-uninfected family members. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Rural …

One hundred patients with chronic diarrhea were seen in the Department of Internal
Medicine at the Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, Rwanda; stool and/or rectal swab culture was …

A study of the etiologies of diarrhea in adults in relation to their human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) serostatus and number of CD4 cells was carried out in the Central African …

OBJECTIVES: Chronic diarrhoea and wasting are well recognized features of AIDS in Africa.
However, because of resource constraints few ocmprehensive aetiological studies have …

Diarrhoeal diseases are a common cause of morbidity and are associated with mortality in
HIV-infected populations. Little is known about the contribution of clinical and socio …

A significant association was observed among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–
positive adult cases in Lusaka, Zambia compared with HIV-negative controls for chronic …

Prospective surveillance of patterns of diarrhoeal disease was conducted in a cohort of 204
young children living in a rural community in Zimbabwe. Trained field assistants recorded …