Diarrhoea in elderly people: Aetiology, and clinical characteristics

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-208

  Faruque, Abu S G ^a   Malek, Mohammed A ^a   Khan, Ashraful I ^a   Huq, Sayeeda ^a   Salam, Mohammed A ^a   Sack, David A ^a  

^a ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMOEBA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ELDERLY CARE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GIARDIA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOCHEZIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 2442541398     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410019219     Document Type: Review

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