Healthcare-associated infections lead to considerable morbidity, a prolonged hospital stay,
antibiotic resistance, long-term disability, mortality and increased healthcare costs. Based on …

Background Diarrheal disease is heterogeneous, including watery diarrhea (WD) and
dysentery, some cases of which become persistent diarrhea (PD). Changes in risk over time …

Introduction Vitamin D is important for its immunomodulatory role and there is an
independent association between vitamin D deficiency and pneumonia. We assessed the …

Despite the reduction of death from pneumonia over recent years, pneumonia has still been
the leading infectious cause of death in under-five children for the last several decades …

In children from develo** countries 5–10% of acute diarrhea (AD) episodes develop into
persistent diarrhea (PD) defined by> 14 days of diarrhea duration. PD represents a major …

Objectives The severity of the diarrhea disease is exacerbated by co-infections that involve
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and other enteric pathogens, which complicate the …

Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is common and often associated with high mortality in
children aged five or less. We sought to evaluate the risk factors and outcome of HAP in …

Aim Persistent diarrhoea continues for at least 14 days and kills more children than acute
diarrhoea. We assessed whether rice suji, green banana mixed rice suji or 75% rice suji …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of prolonged and persistent diarrhoea, to estimate their
co‐occurrence with acute malnutrition and association with demographic and clinical …

Background: Diarrhea is the second-leading cause of death in children under 5 years of
age. In low-and middle-income countries, 3%-20% of acute diarrheal episodes become …