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Fulltext Acute gastroenteritis in Malaysian children: aetiological and therapeutic considerations

Iyngkaran N, Abidin Z, Lam SK, Puthucheary SD

Med J Malaysia, 1980 Jun;34(4):403-8.

PMID: 7219272

In a prospective study of 300 infants with acute gastroenteritis 150 infants had enteropathogens in the stools, 58 being due to rotavirus, 130 to adenovirus, 32 to Sahnonella, 18 Shigella and 29 E. coli. Hypernatraemic dehydration was present in 11% and acquired carbohydrate intolerance in 30% of the infants. Protracted diarrhoea was observed in 8% of infants and was commoner in the bacterial than viral group. The study shows that clinical features and simple blood tests cannot be used as reliable indices of predicting the aetiology of AGE. Despite the diverse aetiology of acute gastroenteritis, rehydration by the oral or intravenous route remained the mainstay of therapy.
Keywords: Kuala Lumpur, university hospital,

Matched MeSH terms: Gastroenteritis/etiology*

Human rotavirus infection in Malaysia. II. A study on the influence of living standard on the prevalence of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in children hospitalized with diarrhoea

Yap KL, Sabil D, Muthu PA

J Trop Pediatr, 1984 10;30(5):269-71.

PMID: 6512912 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/30.5.269

Matched MeSH terms: Gastroenteritis/etiology

Human rotavirus infection in Malaysia. I. A hospital-based study of rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis

Yap KL, Sabil D, Muthu PA

J Trop Pediatr, 1984 06;30(3):131-5.

PMID: 6737550 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/30.3.131

Matched MeSH terms: Gastroenteritis/etiology

Fulltext The epidemiology and burden of childhood rotavirus infection in a tertiary hospital in Sabah, Malaysia

Goh CT, Cheah PK, Soo TL, Lee WS

Med J Malaysia, 2009 Jun;64(2):146-9.

PMID: 20058575 MyJurnal

We aimed to determine the epidemiology and burden of rotavirus (RV) gastroenteritis (GE) in children requiring hospital care in an urban setting in Sabah, Malaysia. A prospective study of all patients younger than 12 years of age admitted with acute GE to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah, over a six-month period (October 2005 to March 2006) was conducted. During the study period, a total of 167 children with acute GE who had stool samples examined for RV were studied. RV accounted for 16% of all diarrhoeal cases, and 1.7% of all admissions to the children's wards during the study period. There was no difference in severity of GE between RV and non-RV groups. RV infection is a common cause of childhood GE requiring hospital care in Sabah.

Matched MeSH terms: Gastroenteritis/etiology

Fulltext Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: Results of the Prospective Controlled Multinational GI-COVID-19 Study

Marasco G, Cremon C, Barbaro MR, Salvi D, Cacciari G, Kagramanova A, et al.

Am J Gastroenterol, 2022 Jan 01;117(1):147-157.

PMID: 34751672 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001541

INTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) have been reported with great variability and without standardization. In hospitalized patients, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of GI symptoms, factors associated with their occurrence, and variation at 1 month.

METHODS: The GI-COVID-19 is a prospective, multicenter, controlled study. Patients with and without COVID-19 diagnosis were recruited at hospital admission and asked for GI symptoms at admission and after 1 month, using the validated Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale questionnaire.

RESULTS: The study included 2036 hospitalized patients. A total of 871 patients (575 COVID+ and 296 COVID-) were included for the primary analysis. GI symptoms occurred more frequently in patients with COVID-19 (59.7%; 343/575 patients) than in the control group (43.2%; 128/296 patients) (P < 0.001). Patients with COVID-19 complained of higher presence or intensity of nausea, diarrhea, loose stools, and urgency as compared with controls. At a 1-month follow-up, a reduction in the presence or intensity of GI symptoms was found in COVID-19 patients with GI symptoms at hospital admission. Nausea remained increased over controls. Factors significantly associated with nausea persistence in COVID-19 were female sex, high body mass index, the presence of dyspnea, and increased C-reactive protein levels.

DISCUSSION: The prevalence of GI symptoms in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is higher than previously reported. Systemic and respiratory symptoms are often associated with GI complaints. Nausea may persist after the resolution of COVID-19 infection.

Matched MeSH terms: Gastroenteritis/etiology

[Sanitary and environmental engineering: the importance of planning in regard to health needs]

Horwitz A

Bol Oficina Sanit Panam, 1986 Sep;101(3):193-207.

PMID: 2944521

Matched MeSH terms: Gastroenteritis/etiology

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