The variation in clinical manifestations is one of the most deceptive features of parasitic infections. Heavy infections cause a definite syndrome, are responsible for much invalidism, and may entail a high mortality. Many are notorious for retarding the mental and physical development of children. In milder infections, though no specific signs may indicate their presence, they are a complicati...

Background Xinxiang, a city in Henan Province, suffered from frequent floods due to persistent and heavy precipitation from 2004 to 2010. In the same period, dysentery was a common public health problem in Xinxiang, with the proportion of reported cases being the third highest among all the notified infectious diseases. Objectives We focused on dysentery disease consequences of different degree...

Necrotic enteritis has until recently been considered an infections disease of swine caused by the micro-organism Salmonella eholeraesuis. Lately, however, the relation of swine nutrition to the development of this disease has been given prominent attention. The results of investigations now in progress in different sections of the country may clarify the question of the cause of the disease. N...

Lupus enteritis is a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematous, clinically manifested by abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Proper diagnosis treatment are essential to avoid complications, including death. Here, the authors report case 52-year-old White female who presented with pain chronic diarrhoea, diagnostic tests compatible enteritis. Such condition an uncommon manifestation ...

We studied the characteristics of methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains that caused enteritis. In a previous report, we demonstrated that both phenotypic and genotypic changes were associated with MRSA enteritis; and we hypothesized that the accessory gene regulator (agr), which is a global regulator of staphylococcal virulence and upregulates several exoprotei...

Understanding the potential links between floods and bacillary dysentery in China is important to develop appropriate intervention programs after floods. This study aimed to explore the distributed lag effects of floods on bacillary dysentery and to identify the vulnerable groups in Huaihua, China. Weekly number of bacillary dysentery cases from 2005-2011 were obtained during flood season. Floo...

BACKGROUND Although Escherichia coli is a common cause of bacterial enteritis in Korea, reports on community-acquired E. coli enteritis in Korean children are scarce. This study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics and pathotype distribution of community-acquired E. coli enteritis diagnosed by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay in Korean children. MATERIALS AND METHO...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Foodborne illness affects 15% of the US population each year, and is a risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We evaluated risk of, risk factors for, and outcomes of IBS after infectious enteritis. METHODS We performed a systematic review of electronic databases from 1994 through August 31, 2015 to identify cohort studies of the prevalence of IBS 3 months or more af...

By D. GfOVINDA REDDY, mji, j. Professor of Pathology, Medical College,, Madras and M. THANGAVELU, *ij>. Department of Pathology, Medical College, Madras Tue idea existed until recently that Entamoeba histolytica.infection was more prevalent in the tropical and sub-tropical areas than in temperate and cool regions; but now we know that even in the tropics, bacillary dysentery is more common than...