protein-energy malnutrition/diarrhea

To assess the advisability of using lactose-containing formulas in the rehabilitation of severely malnourished children, indices of clinical recovery, growth and restoration of body proteins and gastrointestinal function were measured longitudinally during the initial 45 days of hospitalization in

The purpose of this study was to quantitate the jejunal lesion in Gambian children with chronic diarrhea-malnutrition syndrome. There were 40 subjects (20 male, 20 female) with a mean age of 19.7 months. All were severely malnourished, with marasmus in 30, marasmic kwashiorkor in 9, and kwashiorkor

We prospectively studied clinical outcome and nutrition absorption in male children (6-36 months of age) with persistent diarrhea (PD) and severe protein-energy malnutrition (mean z score for age, -4.2 +/- 0.8). Fifty-one children were randomly allocated to receive a combination of khitchri, a

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains are the most prevalent enteropathogenic agents isolated in the stools of hospitalized infants with severe acute diarrhea in São Paulo. These microorganisms induce a severe intestinal secretion of fluids and electrolytes that can cause dehydration

The immune functions were evaluated in 30 children, aged one year to 9 8/12 years, who had suffered during their early infancy from protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) as the result of intractable diarrhea. Twelve healthy children matched for age and sex served as controls. All 42 children responded

Dried skimmed milk is the accepted food for the initial treatment of severe protein-calorie malnutrition. Major drawbacks of dried skimmed milk include tendency to provoke or aggravate severe diarrhea (presumably due to lactose intolerance) and its low caloric content predisposing to hypoglycemia

OBJECTIVE Determine the clinical and etiological features of Clostridium difficile diarrhea in elderly subjects. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 21 cases of C. difficile diarrhea observed in patients at the Dijon geriatric center from January 1994 through December 1995. The diagnosis was

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors, causative enteric pathogens, final diagnosis and treatment outcomes of persistent diarrhea in children. METHODS A retrospective study of the patients who had diarrheal symptoms for at least 14 days diagnosed as persistent diarrhea (PD) and admitted at QSNICH

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of celiac disease (CD) in children with failure to thrive (FTT) and/ or persistent diarrhea (PD) not responding to conventional therapy. METHODS Cross-sectional study. METHODS Gastroenterology Unit of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), from

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) as probiotic in persistent diarrhea (PD) in children of North Bengal, India. METHODS Hospital-based study. METHODS Randomized, double-blind controlled trial. METHODS All patients of PD admitted over a period of 2 years were included

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess the nutritional status of children, aged 6 to 36 months, in Sharkia Governorate aiming for early detection of malnourished cases. METHODS the present study was carried out on 1000 children aged 6 to 36 months, selected by a multistage random

Infectious diarrheal diseases and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) are major causes of child morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the present study, PEM was superimposed on rotavirus infection in neonatal pigs to simulate chronic small intestinal stress in malnourished infants with viral

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids supplied in the diet on intestinal mucosa repair in a rat model of protein-energy malnutrition. Rats were fed either a standard semipurified diet or the same diet containing lactose as the only source of carbohydrate to

Thirty-four infants (25 Inuit and 9 Caucasians) with protein-energy malnutrition and intractable diarrhea were treated with total parenteral nutrition (TNP) consisting of a casein hydrolysate, a soybean emulsion and dextrose. Initially peripheral veins were used in all the infants, and 22 were