Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a cause of diarrhea outbreaks at swine farms, causing vomiting, severe diarrhea, and mortality in piglets. We sequenced and analyzed the complete genome of recently isolated strains. Tottori2/JPN/2014, one of the sequenced PEDV strains, had a unique large deletion in the S gene.

The purpose of this study has been to evaluate various factors influencing prognosis in children with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Forty children with classical picture of HUS were seen in 1986-1 991. Boys and girls were equally affected, aged from two months to ten years. In 35 patients (87.5%) there was a history of diarrhea which was bloody in25. All were treated with peritoneal dial...

The present study was aimed at disclosing whether changes in the chemical coding of neural structures observed within the intestinal wall may be of diagnostic importance for distinguishing between the viral vs. bacterial etiology of a naturally acquired diarrhea in piglets. Sections from the jejunum of pigs with clinically and microbiologically diagnosed viral (V group) and bacterial diarrhea (...

Impaired cellular and humoral immunity and phagocytic function have been attributed to zinc deficiency. This study examined the association between low serum zinc concentration and opportunistic infections in hospitalized patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). We examined the records from all 505 inpatient consultations performed by our Nutrition Service from May 1992 thr...

Although Pseudomonas aeruginosa is not generally considered as a cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, several cases of diarrhea caused by P. aeruginosa have been reported. We experienced seven cases of nosocomial diarrhea presumably caused by P. aeruginosa, which was the predominant organism isolated from stool cultures. Clostridium difficile toxin was also positive in one patient. No other...

OBJECTIVE To assess the opinions and practices of intensive care professionals with regard to diarrhea in critically ill patients. METHODS A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among health care professionals working at three adult intensive care units.Participants responded individually to a self-administered questionnaire about their length of work experience in intensive care; ...

We introduced home drinking water disinfection and handwashing with soap in Karachi squatter settlements to evaluate their effect on diarrhea. In April 2000, 150 households received soap, 76 received dilute bleach and a water storage vessel, and 76 were enrolled as controls. In 2000, among households wealthy enough to own a refrigerator, children in households that received bleach and a vessel ...

Case presentation We report a case of Waldenstrom ́s macroglobulinemia causing an acquired deficiency of C1 esterase inhibitor in a 40-year-old woman. She initially presented with an episode of angioedema followed by many episodes of abdominal distention associated with pain, vomiting, and diarrhea for 1.5 years. Work-up revealed low C1 esterase inhibitor levels, normal C3, and nonexistent C4. A...

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...