Abstract
We studied the relationship between nutritional status and infection due to specific enteropathogens in young children with diarrhoea. Overall, 26% of the children were severely underweight, 27% were severely wasted and 19% were severely stunted. Children with Shigellae and V. cholerae O1 were significantly more severely underweight, wasted and stunted than those with rotavirus diarrhoea (p < 0.0001). Our results indicate that an effective nutrition programme for young children might have greater impact on diarrhoeal illness caused by Shigella and V. cholerae than by rotavirus diarrhoea.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Distribution
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Bangladesh / epidemiology
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Child, Preschool
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Confidence Intervals
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Data Collection
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Diarrhea / complications
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Diarrhea / microbiology*
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Dysentery, Bacillary / complications
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Dysentery, Bacillary / diagnosis*
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Female
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Multivariate Analysis
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Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology*
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Nutrition Disorders / etiology
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Nutritional Status*
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Odds Ratio
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Risk Factors
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Rotavirus Infections / complications
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Rotavirus Infections / diagnosis*
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Sex Distribution
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Vibrio Infections / complications
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Vibrio Infections / diagnosis*