Disease relevance of Diarrhea, Infantile

• Some disease processes in which increased endotoxin and cytokine levels exist (e.g., sepsis and infantile diarrhea) are also associated with increased levels of blood nitrates, the stable end products of nitric oxide [1].
• Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC [2].
• Ten sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157 strains that cause infantile diarrhea and are positive in the fluorescence actin staining test were determined to be negative for Shiga-like toxin (SLT) genes [3].
• Of five globally important VP7 (G) serotypes (G1-4 and 9) of group A rotaviruses (the single most important etiologic agents of infantile diarrhea worldwide), G9 continues to attract considerable attention because of its unique natural history [4].
• These included neonatal colitis, infantile diarrhea, recurrent respiratory infections, corneal dystrophy, photophobia, unruly hair with a frontal upsweep, dry skin, and mottled, muddy-brown pigmentation seen first on the inner thighs and spreading diffusely to the buttocks, trunk, and arms [5].

High impact information on Diarrhea, Infantile

• Bile salt metabolism in infants and children after protracted infantile diarrhea [6].
• Acute infantile diarrhea is often managed by introducing lactose-free diets empirically from the time of diagnosis, in addition to conventional rehydration therapy [7].
• An oral electrolyte solution made with rice syrup solids was found to reduce fecal output more effectively than a comparable glucose-based solution in the early hours of treatment of infantile diarrhea [8].
• Comparative effects of antimicrobial and Biofermin T in the treatment of infantile diarrhea [9].
• Beliefs regarding the etiology and treatment of infantile diarrhea in Lima, Peru [10].

Chemical compound and disease context of Diarrhea, Infantile

• Bile acid malabsorption is a cause of refractory infantile diarrhea [11].
• The use of oral gentamicin in infantile diarrhea is recommended by some authors [12].

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