BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal complications after kidney transplantation are associated with inferior graft outcomes. We examined the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of posttransplantation diarrhea. STUDY DESIGN Historic cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS We examined first kidney transplant recipients in the United States from 1995 to 2002, with follow-up through December 2002. Recipi...

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...

AIM The aim of this study is to assess the sensitivity and specificity of procalcitonin to determine bacterial etiology of diarrhea. THE EXAMINEES AND METHODS For this purpose we conducted the study comprising 115 children aged 1 to 60 months admitted at the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, divided in three groups based on etiology of the diarrhea that has been conf...