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[epidemiological study of diarrhea in children 0-5 yr of age].the authors use an investigation carried out at pikine social paediatric institute on children consulting for diarrhoea to underline the epidemiological factors of this affliction in dakar suburbs: the average age of the children is 14 months; almost half the children came from families with low or irregular incomes; coprologic examination showed parasitic germs in 26.7% of the cases, rotavirus in 24.4%, and bacteria in 17.6%.19892491378
[causes of infectious gastro-enteritis in children in dakar].between february 1983 and may 1988, 1,157 stools from children aged under 15 years presenting with diarrhoea and admitted to a paediatric hospital in dakar, senegal, were examined for the presence of bacterial and parasitic agents. we looked for campylobacter and rotavirus in only 245 and 111 samples respectively. enterobacteria were detected most frequently (162/264; 61.3 per cent). among these, we found 92 (34.8 per cent) strains of enteropathogenic e. coli; 40 strains (15.1 per cent) of salmo ...19892555813
[electrophoretypes of the genome of rotaviruses isolated from senegalese children].polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis allowing study of rotavirus genome was applied to 213 faecal specimens from children with acute gastroenteritis living in dakar area, senegal. we were able to define an electrophoretype in 41 cases (19.2%). five different rna electrophoretypes were shown. the electrophoretype 4 was the most frequent (41.4%). "long" and "short" electrophoretic migration patterns were found in 36 and 5 cases, respectively. we found 34.1% of electrophoretypes in children aged from ...19892561271
[electrophoretic types of rna from human rotaviruses isolated from a population of children in dakar (senegal)]. 19882856312
[parasitologic, bacteriologic and virological studies of feces in diarrhea in 212 non-hospitalized children in dakar. application of the concept of mass opportunistic infections].a total of 212 stools specimens from diarrhoeal children were analyzed for the detection of pathogenic agents (parasites, bacteria and rotavirus). there were only 80 negatives specimens. in the 132 positive ones, a total of 192 pathogenic agents (81 parasites, 76 bacteria and 35 rotavirus) were found. there results are very similar to those obtained in the hospitalized children. the etiology of this african intestinal polymicrobism must be searched by comparison to the european monomicrobism . i ...19846327102
ordinary and opportunistic enteropathogens associated with diarrhea in senegalese adults in relation to human immunodeficiency virus serostatus.a survey was conducted in dakar, senegal, to identify major types and prevalences of bacteria, parasites, fungi, and rotaviruses associated with diarrhea in relation to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) serostatus with the goal to provide guidance to physicians for case management.200111953215
[infective etiology of diarrhea in adults with hiv infection in dakar: a case-control study on 594 patients].a survey was conducted in dakar, senegal from may 1997 to may 1999, to identify major types and prevalences of bacteria, parasites, fungi and rotaviruses associated with diarrhea in relation to human immunodeficiency virus serostatus with the aim to provide guidance to physicians for case management. etiologic agents were identified in a case-control study: cases were hiv-infected patients with diarrhea (hiv+ d+) and hiv seronegative patients with diarrhea (hiv- d+); controls were hiv-infected p ...200115773157
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