| epidemiological study on infectious diarrheal diseases in children in a coastal rural area of kenya. | diarrheal diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. we have analyzed the causative agents of diarrhea in children under five years of age who resided in rural environments but attended a hospital in malindi, a coastal town in kenya. bacterial diarrhea was found in 239 (27.7%) of 862 patients with diarrhea. diarrheagenic escherichia coli, including enteropathogenic, enterotoxigenic, and enterohaemorrhagic strains, was isolated from 119 (13.8%) pa ... | 1997 | 9403500 |
| incidence and clinical characteristics of group a rotavirus infections among children admitted to hospital in kilifi, kenya. | rotavirus, predominantly of group a, is a major cause of severe diarrhoea worldwide, with the greatest burden falling on young children living in less-developed countries. vaccines directed against this virus have shown promise in recent trials, and are undergoing effectiveness evaluation in sub-saharan africa. in this region limited childhood data are available on the incidence and clinical characteristics of severe group a rotavirus disease. advocacy for vaccine intervention and interpretation ... | 2008 | 18651787 |
| rotavirus infection of young children in two districts of kenya from 1982 to 1983 as analyzed by electrophoresis of genomic rna. | employing techniques of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of viral rna segments, we studied rotavirus strains and their relative contributions to rotavirus gastroenteritis epidemics in two major districts of kenya. from early 1982 to the middle of 1983, 18 representative electropherotypes, including 6 short strains, were detected in 30 rotavirus specimens obtained from nairobi, whereas 16, including 3 short strains, were detected in 70 virus specimens from coastal areas. with the exception of o ... | 1984 | 6330162 |
| prevalence of enteric pathogens among international travelers with diarrhea acquired in kenya (mombasa), india (goa), or jamaica (montego bay). | stools from tourists from europe and north america who acquired diarrhea in mombasa (kenya), goa (india), or montego bay (jamaica) were examined for enteric pathogens. enterotoxigenic escherichia coli (etec) was the most common pathogen (25%) identified in the 3 locations. isolation of shigella species was more frequent in goa and mombasa than in montego bay (10%, 9%, and 0.3%, respectively; p <.005). viruses (rotaviruses and enteric adenoviruses) were found in 9% of travelers to the 3 areas. of ... | 2002 | 11865402 |
| virological survey of children in nyeri and mombasa. monthly survey of rotavirus in faeces. | | 1983 | 6317333 |