The global problem of childhood diarrhoeal diseases: emerging strategies in prevention and management

M Mokomane, I Kasvosve, E Melo… - Therapeutic …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Acute diarrhoeal diseases remain a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality
particularly among young children in resource-limited countries. Recent large studies …

Childhood diarrhoeal diseases in develo** countries

HU Ugboko, OC Nwinyi, SU Oranusi, JO Oyewale - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Diarrhoeal diseases collectively constitute a serious public health challenge globally,
especially as the leading cause of death in children (after respiratory diseases). Childhood …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for …

H Wang, M Naghavi, C Allen, RM Barber, ZA Bhutta… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations
requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …

C Troeger, M Forouzanfar, PC Rao, I Khalil… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2015 (GBD 2015) provides an up-to-date analysis of the burden of diarrhoeal diseases. This …

Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: a reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study

J Liu, JA Platts-Mills, J Juma, F Kabir, J Nkeze, C Okoi… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of mortality in children worldwide, but
establishing the cause can be complicated by diverse diagnostic approaches and varying …

Pathogen-specific burdens of community diarrhoea in develo** countries: a multisite birth cohort study (MAL-ED)

JA Platts-Mills, S Babji, L Bodhidatta, J Gratz… - The Lancet Global …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Most studies of the causes of diarrhoea in low-income and middle-income
countries have looked at severe disease in people presenting for care, and there are few …

Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years: a meta-analyses study

IA Khalil, C Troeger, PC Rao, BF Blacker… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The protozoan Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhoea
morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. However, the true global burden of …

Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to assess the aetiology, burden, and clinical characteristics of diarrhoea in children in low-resource settings: a …

JA Platts-Mills, J Liu, ET Rogawski, F Kabir… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Optimum management of childhood diarrhoea in low-resource settings has
been hampered by insufficient data on aetiology, burden, and associated clinical …

Oral phage therapy of acute bacterial diarrhea with two coliphage preparations: a randomized trial in children from Bangladesh

SA Sarker, S Sultana, G Reuteler, D Moine… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Antibiotic resistance is rising in important bacterial pathogens. Phage therapy
(PT), the use of bacterial viruses infecting the pathogen in a species-specific way, is a …

The WASH Benefits and SHINE trials: interpretation of WASH intervention effects on linear growth and diarrhoea

AJ Pickering, C Null, PJ Winch, G Mangwadu… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Child stunting is a global problem and is only modestly responsive to dietary interventions.
Numerous observational studies have shown that water quality, sanitation, and …