Towards the end of June, 1921, he came again under medical observation. He gave 110 history of any previous illness of importance. His condition at this time was noted as poor and anaemic. His appetite was bad ; his tongue was pigmented, moist and thickly coated. His bowels were constipated, as a rule, with occasional diarrhoea. Various fugitive signs were discovered which' directed attention t...

In the present study, we compared two strains of serotypes O88:H25 and O145:H45 with an enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) adherence factor-positive (EAF+) strain of the classic enteropathogenic E. coli serotype O111ab:H2 for their association with HeLa cells and with biopsies of human duodenal mucosa. Both strains not belonging to the classic EPEC serotype showed virulence properties sim...

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli is a foodborne pathogen that produces potentially fatal infant diarrhea, noticeably in developing countries. The aim of this study was to detect EPEC contamination by PCR at different stages of the chicken slaughtering process. We collected swabs from chicken cloacae and washed carcasses (external and visceral cavity) during the slaughtering process in 3 sampli...

This study investigated the prevalence of unusual infant feeding practices among 204 mothers of infants aged 1-12 months, who were admitted with acute diarrhoea to the only two national hospitals in Kuwait. Ninety per cent of the mothers boiled water to prepare a powdered milk formula, but only 15% boiled water for drinking. Thirty nine infants (19%) were admitted more than once. Better family ...

Synbiotics refer to combinations of probiotics and prebiotics that act synergistically to confer health benefits to the host. As a therapeutic strategy, they provide a gentle yet powerful method for modulating the composition and metabolic output of the human gut microbiota. In the context of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, synbiotics have the potential to act as cost-effective ...

Three sibs out of four, born to unrelated parents, developed early cutaneous photosensitivity and severe colitis. All of them died from untreatable diarrhoea. A fourth boy, whose father was different, did not have the same symptoms. The origin of this syndrome remains unclear and, in particular, no metabolic defect could be detected.

The single case with a sperm count of 30 x 106 per ml (and who fathered 2 children) confirms our statement that a note of caution should be introduced in the prognosis of future sterility. It would have been of interest to know how many of the 24 boys with Klinefelter's syndrome that they have seen have developed gynaecomastia as this feature, for both patients and parents, would greatly affect...

Cholera causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. For travelers, the risk of developing cholera per month of stay in a developing country is approximately 0.001%-0.01%, and cholera may present as traveler's diarrhea. In the United States, only a poorly tolerated, marginally effective, parenterally administered, phenol-inactivated vaccine is available. Outside the United States, 2 ad...

Acute diarrhea affects millions of persons who travel to developing countries each year. Food and water contaminated with fecal matter are the main sources of infection. Bacteria such as enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella are common causes of traveler's diarrhea. Parasites and viruses are less common etiologies. Travel destinatio...