Diarrheal diseases

Combination vaccines against diarrheal diseases

Diarrheal diseases remain a leading cause of global childhood mortality and morbidity. Several recent epidemiological studies highlight the rate of diarrheal diseases in different parts of the world and draw attention to the impact on childhood growth and survival. Despite the well-documented global burden of diarrheal diseases, currently there are no combination diarrheal vaccines, only licens...

Chapter 9 . Diarrheal Diseases Gerald

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Diarrheal Diseases

to their fatherlands. This authorship by committee is appropriate since no single mind can present with authority the numerous techniques of the laboratory as applied to clinical medicine. Authoritative editorship of the various sections is available: Cruickshank for bacteriology, Allott for biochemistry, Della Vida of Rome for hematology and cytology, and Robb-Smith for histology. The book rep...

Diarrheal Diseases Hospitalization in Yemen before and after Rotavirus Vaccination

The study aims to assess the impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction on diarrheal diseases hospitalization and to identify the rotavirus genotypes most prevalent before and after vaccine introduction among children ≤ 5 years of age. Rotarix™ ® rotavirus vaccine is currently licensed for infants in Yemen and was introduced in 2012. The vaccination course consists of two doses. The first dose is...

Transient Carbohydrate Malabsorption and Intolerance in Diarrheal Diseases of Infancy

Carbohydrate intolerance has been shown to be common during and immediately following an episode of diarrhea, particularly in infancy and childhood. When these infants and children are maintained on diets with high concentrations of a specific carbohydrate or class of carbohydrates, the symptoms will continue and often increase in severity. On removal of the carbohydrate(s) from their diet for ...