dc.creator | Benmessaoud, R | |
dc.creator | Jroundi, I | |
dc.creator | Nezha, M | |
dc.creator | Moraleda, C | |
dc.creator | Tligui, H | |
dc.creator | Seffar, M | |
dc.creator | Alvarez Martínez, MJ | |
dc.creator | Pons, Maria J | |
dc.creator | Chaacho, S | |
dc.creator | Hayes, EB | |
dc.creator | Vila, J | |
dc.creator | Alonso,PL | |
dc.creator | Bassat, Q | |
dc.creator | Ruiz, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-09T20:22:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-09T20:22:44Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-01-09T20:22:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-01-09 | |
dc.identifier | 1. Benmessaoud R, Jroundi I, Nezha M, Moraleda C, Tligui H, Seffar M, et al. Aetiology, epidemiology and clinical characteristics of acute moderate-to-severe diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age hospitalized in a referral paediatric hospital in Rabat, Morocco. J Med Microbiol. enero de 2015;64(Pt 1):84-92. | |
dc.identifier | 0022-2615 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1099/jmm.0.079830-0 | |
dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10757/338011 | |
dc.identifier | 1473-5644 | |
dc.identifier | Journal of Medical Microbiology (J Med Microbiol.) | |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of the study was to describe the aetiology, epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the principal causes of acute infectious diarrhoea requiring hospitalization among children under 5 years of age in Rabat, Morocco. A prospective study was conducted from March 2011 to March 2012, designed to describe the main pathogens causing diarrhoea in hospitalized children >2 months and less than 5 years of age. Among the 122 children included in the study, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) and rotavirus were the main aetiological causes of diarrhoea detected. Twelve (9.8 %) children were referred to an intensive care unit, while two, presenting infection by EAEC, and EAEC plus Shigella sonnei, developed a haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Additionally, six (4.9 %) deaths occurred, with EAEC being isolated in four of these cases. Diarrhoeagenic E. coli and rotavirus play a significant role as the two main causes of severe diarrhoea, while other pathogens, such as norovirus and parasites, seem to have a minimal contribution. Surveillance and prevention programmes to facilitate early recognition and improved management of potentially life-threatening diarrhoea episodes are needed. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Society for General Microbiology | |
dc.relation | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25432162 | |
dc.relation | http://jmm.sgmjournals.org/content/64/Pt_1/84.long | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.source | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) | |
dc.source | Repositorio Académico - UPC | |
dc.title | Aetiology, epidemiology and clinical characteristics of acute moderate-to-severe diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age hospitalized in a referral paediatric hospital in Rabat, Morocco | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |