BACTERIAL AND VIRAL CAUSES OF ACUTE DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN IN KUWAIT

BACTERIAL AND VIRAL CAUSES OF ACUTE DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN IN KUWAIT

Bacterial and viral causes of acute diarrhoea were studied prospectively for one year in 343 hospitalised young children in Kuwait. In 288 (84%) patients, one or more pathogens were identified compared with 12 of 86 (13.9%) children admitted with diseases other than diarrhoea (p

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research 1989-09, Vol.7 (3/4), p.85-88
Hauptverfasser: SETHI, SARVAN K, KHUFFASH, FA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Adenoviruses
Bacterial Infections
Child health services
Child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Children
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - etiology
Feces - microbiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Kuwait - epidemiology
Male
Pathogens
Prospective Studies
Rotavirus
Salmonella
Seasons
Shigella
Virus Diseases
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Bacterial and viral causes of acute diarrhoea were studied prospectively for one year in 343 hospitalised young children in Kuwait. In 288 (84%) patients, one or more pathogens were identified compared with 12 of 86 (13.9%) children admitted with diseases other than diarrhoea (p
ISSN:0253-8768
2311-8512