INTRODUCTION: Persistent diarrhea has high impact on infantile morbidity and mortality rates in developing countries. Several studies have shown that 3 to 20% of acute diarrheal episodes in children under 5 years of age become persistent. DEFINITION: Persistent diarrhea is defined as an episode that lasts more than 14 days. ETIOLOGY: The most important agents isolated in persistent diarrhea are...

Diarrhea is one of the most common symptoms of illness in pediatric practice. It usually appears in the form of acute diarrhea, but it may also progress to a chronic state. The differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea is very extensive (Table 1). Regardless of specific etiology, the major pathogenetic mechanisms are osmotic diarrhea, increased intestinal secretion, inhibition of active ion ab...

Diarrhea is the most common sign associated with intestinal disease in the cat. Other signs of intestinal disease include anorexia, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, and vomiting. Common intestinal causes of diarrhea include infectious diseases (Table 1), food allergy/intolerance, inflammatory bowel disease, and lymphoma. It is important to remember that diarrhea can also be a result of non-in...

Diarrhea is defecation with excrete, liquid, or semi-liquid (semi-solid); the water content of stools more than normal, 200 g ml / 24 hours. Another definition using frequency criteria, watery three times per day. Acute diarrhea that less 14 days. The cause may include infection, food poisoning, and allergies. This study aims to analyze relationship between daily hygiene acute in Medical Studen...

Background and objectivesMyrica nagi Thunb., belonging to the family Myricaceae, is used in Indian traditional medicine treat diarrhea. This study aimed assess anti-diarrheal activity of aqueous extract stem bark Myrica (AEMN) using castor oil-induced diarrhea charcoal meal tests albino rats.

BACKGROUND To date, a large proportion of people still suffer from diarrhea diseases. In addition to the burden of diarrhea, there are substantial social and economic costs caused by the high incidence of diarrheal diseases. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the self-reported prevalence of diarrhea and associated risk factors of diarrhea among adults in Beijing, China. METHO...

Escherichia coli strains that cause nonbloody diarrhea in infants are known to present three distinct patterns of adherence to epithelial cells, namely, localized (LA), diffuse (DA), and aggregative (AA) adherence. Strains with LA (typical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli [EPEC]) are well recognized as a cause of secretory diarrhea, but the role of strains with DA (DAEC) is controversial, and ...

Introduction. In Ethiopia diarrhea is the second cause for clinical presentation among under five-year child population next to pneumonia and it is also more common in rural than in urban areas. Methods. A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Arba Minch District. Data were collected using structured questionnaire by trained data collectors. To identify predictors of diarrhea t...

Noroviruses (NoVs) are increasingly being recognized as an important enteric pathogen of gastroenteritis worldwide. The prevalence of NoVs as a cause of diarrhea acquired by travelers in developing countries is not well known. We examined the prevalence and importance of NoV infection in three international traveler cohorts with diarrhea acquired in three developing regions of the world, Mexico...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii for treatment of childhood diarrhea remains unclear. Our objective was to systematically review data on the effect of S. boulardii on acute childhood diarrhea. METHODS Our data sources included Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and The Cochrane Library up to September 2013 without language restrictions. Randomized controlled tria...