Nutritional status and diarrhoeal pathogen in hospitalized children in Bangladesh

N. Dewan; A. S.G. Faruque; G. J. Fuchs

doi:10.1080/080352598750014012

Nutritional status and diarrhoeal pathogen in hospitalized children in Bangladesh

N. Dewan, A. S.G. Faruque, G. J. Fuchs

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	627-630
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Volume	87
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/080352598750014012
State	Published - 1998

Keywords

Diarrhoea
Enteric pathogen
Malnutrition
Young children

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