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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Microbiologic and clinical study of acute diarrhea in children in Aswan, Egypt
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 21, No. 1, Year 1989
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Description
Children with diarrhea presenting to a Government Rehydration Center in Aswan, Egypt, were investigated to determine the etiology and clinical presentation of acute childhood diarrhea in southern Egypt. Among 126 outpatients and 25 inpatients with diarrhea (mean age 18 months), enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (EXEC) (17% of cases), Cryptosporidium (9% Salmonella spp. (7% Campylobacter jejuni/coli (7% and Shigella spp. (5% were the most common enteropathogens identified during the high incidence season of July. Enteropathogens were isolated as often from inpatients as outpatients, except for Salmonella spp. and Cryptosporidium, which were recovered more often from inpatients. Salmonella-infected children, in particular, were more ill, feverish, and dehydrated on presentation than other children, resulting in more frequent hospitalization. Except for Salmonella-infected children, children with acute diarrhea usually presented without severe dehydration, which may have been due to frequent initiation of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) by mothers trained by local health care providers. A potential environmental source of ETEC was identified in clay water storage containers commonly used in this area. © 1989 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mikhail, Isis A.
United States, Denver
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Hyams, Kenneth Craig
United States, Denver
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Podgore, John K.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Haberberger, Richard L.
United States, Denver
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Boghdadi, Abdulla M.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Mansour, Noshy S.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Woody, James N.
United States, Denver
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/00365548909035681
ISSN:
00365548
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Egypt