In urban slums, enhancing family hygiene can prevent about half of childhood diarrhea and respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, researchers working in Pakistan report.
What does D stand for?
D stands for Diarrhea
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To the Editor: Although Klebsiella pneumoniae lives as a commensal in the intestine, this bacterium can occasionally cause diarrhea in HIV-negative persons (1-4).
There have been no previous studies looking specifically at the relationship between climate variability and diarrhea in the Pacific region.
As Peruvian officials braced for the effects of El Nino in 1997, they suspected they might be hit with a rash of diarrhea cases.
Bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) subsequently developed in both patients, and stool cultures from each yielded E.
Infant diarrhea in research spotlight An upset stomach with diarrhea is never pleasant, whether associated with contaminated food or a virus.