Abstract A hedonic model was employed to examine factors impacting feeder cattle prices at a monthly video auction in Tennessee. Home-raised were estimated have $2 per cwt. premium and that been tested for PI-BVDV (persistent infections with bovine viral diarrhea virus) sold of $1.19 We also show how price varies across sale months steers heifers, suggesting opportune times market gender-specif...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Enteral fiber-free diets alter intestinal transit and produce diarrhea or constipation. This prospective double blind, controlled study evaluates the use of guar gum, a soluble fiber and a candidate prebiotic in enteral feeds, to prevent diarrhea and potential health benefits in intensive care unit patients. METHODS Twenty patients on enteral nutrition with persistent diar...

An infant developed a severe condition of recurrent and persistent watery diarrhea at 40 days of age. The child had been partially breast-fed, and the mother used topiramate for epilepsy. Hospital examination excluded a viral or bacterial infection and failed to identify any other potential cause. After two weeks, topiramate exposure was suspected to be the cause, and breast-feeding was suspend...

Context: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis characterized by asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, and persistent eosinophilia. Although acute diarrhea is frequent clinical manifestations of parasitic infection, it is not a main clinical presentation of CSS. We report a 49-year-old man who presented with acute watery diarrhea and periphera...

A prospective observational study was conducted to determine the prevalence and the clinical impact of intestinal parasitic infections in diarrheal illness among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children hospitalized with diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand. Stool samples were examined for intestinal parasites using a simple smear method, a formalin-ether concentration method, a modified acid-fast sta...

OBJECTIVE (i) To examine the usefulness of urinary net charge (UNa + UK - UCl) in the evaluation of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis secondary to diarrhea, distal RTA and proximal RTA and (ii) To characterize the type of distal RTA on the basis of the underlying defect. SETTING Pediatrics division of a tertiary referral center. SUBJECTS Thirty four children with hyperchloremic metabolic ac...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To evaluate clinical data indicating the benefits of oral zinc supplementation to prevent and/or treat diarrhea in children and extend these findings to adults. RECENT FINDINGS Zinc plays an important role in modulating host resistance to infectious agents and reducing the risk, severity, and duration of diarrheal diseases. Zinc is important in the developing world and in lo...

Isospora (Cystoisospora) belli diarrhea can sometimes be fulminant in immunocompromised patients. It is endemic in tropical and subtropical areas, and sporadic episodes have been reported in nonendemic areas in nursing homes, day-care centers, and psychiatric institutions. We describe isosporiasis in an HIV-negative Sudanese-American female who presented with a debilitating diarrheal illness an...

BACKGROUND Cryptosporidium spp. is a ubiquitous parasite affecting humans as well as domestic and wild vertebrates, causing diarrhea in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts worldwide. Its transmission occurs primarily by the fecal-oral route. In humans, C. parvum and C. hominis are the most prevalent species, whereas immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals can also be infe...

BACKGROUND The EAEC strains have been associated classically with persistent diarrhea which represents a disproportionate share of diarrheal mortality. EAEC strains have been shown to elicit damage to intestinal mucosa and growth retardation in infants. Detection of EAEC strains can make a significant contribution to public health in many areas. The use of biofilm assays as a screening method f...