An updated review of nonvaccine interventions for the prevention of childhood diarrhoea in
developing countries is presented. The importance of various key preventive strategies …

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 …

The epidemiology, clinical features, nutritional status, and causative agents of diarrhea were
studied in 289 Bangladeshi children (147 boys and 142 girls) 2− 5 years old. The use of …

While knowledge of causes of deaths is important for health sector planning, little is known
from conventional sources about the causes of deaths in Bangladesh. This is partly due to …

Background. The parasitic causes of diarrhea have historically been identified by use of
microscopy; however, the use of this technique does not allow one to distinguish between …

Objective. To evaluate the impact of 4 months of daily zinc supplementation on the incidence
of severe and recurrent diarrhea in children 6 to 30 months of age. Methods. A double-blind …

Background Diarrhoea remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality but is difficult to
measure in epidemiological studies. Challenges include the diagnosis based on self …

Background Children in low-income settings suffering from frequent diarrhoea episodes are
also at a high risk of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI). We explored whether this is …

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 …

Human adenovirus of strains subgenus F (AdV F) are the most common strains detected in
acute gastroenteritis cases in developing countries. Subgenus F is represented by AdV …