Background: Antibiotics are frequently prescribed for the treatment of infectious diseases. Although antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a common adverse event in children, few studies have investigated this issue. Objectives: To investigate the frequency, the antibiotics incriminated and the risk factors for developing Pseudomonas-associated diarrhea (PAAD) in children admitted to our hosp...

Infectious diarrhea, a common disease of children, deserves permanent monitoring in all social groups. To know the etiology and clinical manifestations of acute diarrhea in children up to 5 years of age from high socioeconomic level households, we conducted a descriptive, microbiological, and clinical study. Stools from 59 children with acute community-acquired diarrhea were examined, and their...

INTRODUCTION Cryptosporidium is an important cause of diarrhea in children and immune-compromised individuals. Recent advances in molecular diagnostics have led to the discovery of subtype families that are thought to be more commonly associated with diarrhea. We aimed to isolate and characterize Cryptosporidium spp among children with diarrhea in Jos, Nigeria. METHODS Stool samples were coll...

Diarrhea remains an important contributor to childhood deaths in India, being one of the top 10 causes of deaths among infants and children of 04 year of age. About 10% of infants and 14% of 0-4 year children die due to diarrhea in India(1). Important interventions for reducing mortality due to childhood diarrhea include (i) appropriate diarrhea management; and (ii) promotion of personal and ho...

acute respiratory infections, diarrhea and fever are very common in children below the age of five years. all children suffer from these illnesses several times each year. however, during natural disasters like floods children are even more vulnerable to these diseases and death. pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and malaria, and associated malnutrition, are responsible for over 60% deaths in childr...

We examined the association between water and hygiene-related behaviors and persistent diarrhea (duration > 14 days) among children under age three years in an indigenous rural Guatemalan community. Behavior indicators were specific aspects of the appearance of the mother, study child, other children and household that could be observed using a spot observation technique. Thirty-four percent of...

Cryptosporidium species are minute, coccidian protozoan parasites that have been associated with enterocolitis. It has worldwide distribution and has emerged as an important cause of diarrhea, particularly in children less than 5 years of age and in immunocompromised individuals. Waterborne transmission is particularly troublesome because Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts are not eliminated by chl...

Non-enterotoxigenic bacteria of the Bacteroides fragilis group and enterotoxigenic B. fragilis were identified from children with and without aqueous acute diarrhea. In this study, 170 stool samples from 96 children with and 74 without diarrhea were analyzed. Enterotoxin production and the toxin gene detection were detected by cytotoxicity assay on HT-29/C1 cells and by PCR, respectively. B. fr...

QUESTION Gastroenteritis with diarrhea is a common condition in children, potentially leading to dehydration, morbidity, and in some countries substantial mortality. Is there a role for zinc supplementation in these cases? ANSWER Zinc can be found in a variety of foods, and in Canada some foods are fortified with zinc. Zinc supplementation was shown to be a safe and effective measure to short...