BACKGROUND/AIMS The diagnostic yield of fecal leukocyte and stool cultures is unsatisfactory in patients with acute diarrhea. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical significance of the fecal lactoferrin test and fecal multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in patients with acute diarrhea. METHODS Clinical parameters and laboratory findings, including fecal leukocytes, fecal lact...

Objectives: Mentha longifolia L. (Lamiaceae) is an annual herb that is used in the Iranian traditional medicine for treating stomach and intestinal disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine the protective effect of M. longifolia on experimental diarrhea in a rat model. Materials and Methods: The antidiarrheal activity of essential oil of M. longifolia (20-80 mg/kg) was investigated ...

Yogurt helps in treatment and prevention of diarrhea. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of consumption of local factory yogurt, which is made with pasteurized milk, on moderately dehydrated hospitalized infants aged 6-24 months with acute non-bloody and non-mucoid diarrhea. Eighty moderately dehydrated breast-feeding children aged between 6-24 months with acute non-bloody and ...

abstract background and purpose:cholera is an endemic disease in iran and in some cases each year from around the country report. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the disease cholera among people suffering from acute diarrhea in the aranvabidgol. materials and methods:in this study, patients with acute diarrhea were examined for cholera detection in the city of aranvabidg...

In most infants and children, the symptoms of acute diarrhea resolve over the course of a few days, but in a small proportion, diarrhea persists and becomes protracted. Protracted diarrhea has been denned as more than four watery stools per day for longer than 2 weeks. The definition of chronic diarrhea is a little controversial. Most experts find this diagnosis appropriate when the infant or c...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether zinc with oral rehydration solution (ORS) is more cost effective than ORS alone in the treatment of acute diarrhea. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Cost-effectiveness analysis among patients consulting the emergency room of a government institution. METHOD Cost of treatment and outcome of participants of a randomized trial of zinc+ORS vs. ORS alone for acute diarrhea...

The recent elucidation of etiologic agents of infantile diarrhea has markedly improved our understanding of the pathophysiology and epidemiology of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis. In addition, the study of these agents has led to the formulation of potential strategies for the prevention and treatment of these infections. The agent of nonbacterial gastroenteritis in children which has recei...