Background. Diarrhea is a leading cause of illness and death among children aged< 5 years
in developing countries. This paper describes the clinical and epidemiological methods …

Background The incidence of acute diarrhea in Thai children under five years of age has
increased over the last three decades. Even though mortality has significantly declined, the …

Introduction Antiretroviral drug interventions significantly reduce the risk of HIV transmission
to infants through breastfeeding. We report diarrhoea prevalence and all-cause mortality at …

Background Most studies of the causes of diarrhoea in low-income and middle-income
countries have looked at severe disease in people presenting for care, and there are few …

Objective: To assess the infant feeding components of prevention of mother to child HIV
transmission (PMTCT) programmes. Methods: Assessments were performed across …

This chapter reviews acute infectious diarrhea occurring in children under 5 years of age.
Several community-based studies on the occurrence of Acute Childhood Diarrhea (ACD) in …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the viral and bacterial causes of acute
watery diarrhoea in hospitalized children in Papua New Guinea. Methods A retrospective …

Background: Globally, diarrhea kills almost 1500 children daily. In diagnostics, molecular
methods are replacing traditional assays. We aimed to investigate enteropathogens in …

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 …

Background Diarrhea is known to be the major cause of mortality in children aged less than
five years old. Although mortality from diarrheal disease is decreasing globally, morbidity is …