Factors associated with acute diarrhoea in children in Dhahira, Oman: a hospital-based study.
To elucidate the bacterial etiology of childhood diarrhoea in Dhahira, 856 children < 12 years admitted for diarrhoea to Ibri Regional Referral Hospital from 2000 to 2002 were studied. The mean age was 2.4 (SD 2.3) years; the majority (92.9%) were < 5 years. Bacterial etiology was found in 15.2% of cases; 10.6% due to Shigella and 2.1% to Salmonella. Sh. sonnei was the commonest Shigella serogroup isolated. Salmonella infection was significantly associated with cramps, while Shigella infection was associated with fever, bloody stools and cramps. Antibiotics were prescribed in 36.2% of cases and the resistance to the common antibiotics tested was low.
Patel
P K
PK
Department of Health Affairs, Epidemiology Section, Director-General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Dhahira, Oman. pakki_kp@hotmail.com
Mercy
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Shenoy
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Ashwini
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D000208:Acute Disease; D017677:Age Distribution; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003681:Dehydration / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D054308:Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000382:microbiology; D009850:Oman / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents