Epidemiological study of acute diarrhea in breast fed infants
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Source
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2011), pp.76-80, 5 p.
Publisher
University of Kufa Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
5
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Abstract AR
لغرض دراسة أسباب الإسهال الحاد لدى اطفال المعتمدين على الرضاعة الطبيعية خلال السنة الأولى من العمر.
تم جمع 70 رضيع عشوائيا من ردهات الأطفال و الطورائ في مستشفى الولادة و الأطفال في النجف للفترة من الأول من آب 2009 و لغاية الأول من كانون الثاني 2010, تم فحص الرضع سريريا مع إجراء التحاليل التالية (الفحص العام للغائط, فحص الغائط لفايروس الروتا, الفحص العام للإدرار, زرع الإدرار, زرع الدم, أشعة الصدر, فحص الأذن). لقد تبين أن 28 (40%) رضيع كان فحص الغائط موجبا لهم, و كانت أعلى نسبة لبكتريا E coli (64.2%), بينما 42 (60%) رضيع كان فحص الغائط لهم سالب, 25 (36%) منهم كانت لديهم التهابات خارج الأمعاء توزعت بين ذات الرئة, تسمم الدم الجرثومي, التهابات المجاري البولية, و التهاب الأذن الوسطى و البقية لم يلاحظ لديهم التهابات خراج الأمعاء.
Abstract EN
Background : Diarrheal diseases are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children world wide, the enteropathogens that are infectious in a small inoculum are (Shigella, Enteric Viruses, Giardia lamblia.
Entamoeba histolytica and Escherichia coli.
Objectives : To identify the causes and risk factors of acute diarrhea in breastfed infant.
Materials and methods : A random sample of 70 breastfed infants was collected from the casuality and pediatric wards of Maternity and Childhood hospital in Al-Najaf city from the period of 1st of August, 2009 to the 1st of Jan, 2010.
Physical examination and growth parameter was done to each infant and investigations including (general stool examination., general urine examination, stool culture and antibiotic sensitivity, stool for Rota virus (Ag).
Blood culture, chest X ray and urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity).
Results : Twenty eight (40 %) of infant were found to have +ve stool examination for microorganism, and the commonest microorganism was E.
coli in 18 (64.2 %).
While 42 (60 %) infants have-ve stool examination 25 (35.8 %) of them with signs of extra intestinal infection as (pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infectionand otitis media) and 17 (24.2 %) have no signs of extra intestinal infection, 40 (57 %) of infant were partially breast fed 14 (20 %) complementary feeding introduced to them and only 6 (8.5 %) have full breast feeding.
The growth parameters of the infants were normal and all of them were improved and discharged from the hospital in good health.
Conclusions : Exclusive breast feeding is the best way to protect the baby against diarrhea.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kazim, Iman Jabbar. 2011. Epidemiological study of acute diarrhea in breast fed infants. Kufa Medical Journal،Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.76-80.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kazim, Iman Jabbar. Epidemiological study of acute diarrhea in breast fed infants. Kufa Medical Journal Vol. 14, no. 1 (2011), pp.76-80.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kazim, Iman Jabbar. Epidemiological study of acute diarrhea in breast fed infants. Kufa Medical Journal. 2011. Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.76-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-379292
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Journal Articles
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references : p. 80
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BIM-379292