With a systematically sampled population of children aged under 5 attending this centre for
diarrhoeal disease research during 1983-5 a retrospective analysis of persistent diarrhoea …

The clinical and laboratory features of persistent diarrhea were investigated in 83 children
under three years of age who were treated in the Gastroenterology Division of the Institute …

Introduction: Diarrheal diseases rank as the second most common cause of mortality in
children below the age of five. According to the World Health Organization, persistent …

ABSTRACT A case control study was conducted in the pediatrics departments of Isamilia
and Port-Said general hospitals aiming at identifying the risk factors that predispose to …

With the improved therapy for acute diarrhea, persistent diarrhea (> 14 days) is emerging as
a major problem in developing countries. However, the etiologies and pathogenesis of …

The duration of acute diarrhea forms a continuoum, most episodes terminating within 7 days
and progrcssivcly smaller proportion persisting beyond 14, 21 or 28 days. The delineation of …

Acute diarrhea is a leading cause of under-five mortality in developing countries like India.
Most of the diarrheal episodes recover within 14 days. However in certain cases acute …

Diarrheal diseases continue to be an important pub-lic health problem in developing
countries."* Acute, short lived illnesses with dehydration can result in death unless prompt …

PIP: A review of data on the morbidity and mortality caused by persistent diarrhea (more
than 14 days' duration) was undertaken from studies in several geographic areas, including …