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[Infantile diarrhea in Libreville (Gabon). Ecological studies]. 1986

C Mefane, and D Richard-Lenoble, and D Gendrel, and E Engonah

The identification of different infectious agents found in infantile diarrheas was undertaken in 237 children hospitalized in pediatric institutions in Libreville. In neonates between 0 and 18 months of age, the most common pathogen was Rotavirus (20.6%), followed by Shigella (10.8%), E. coli (9.24%), Salmonella (3.46%), E. histolytica (0.8%) and Y. enterocolitica (0.4%). The highest percentage of diarrheas caused by rotaviruses was found among children between 6 and 11 months of age. The frequency of Salmonella among children 2 to 4 years of age is almost the same at that in children under 2 years of age (3.44%). Isolation of Shigella in this group reaches 12.06%. The protective effect of breast milk and the carriage state among adults are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D003968	Diarrhea, Infantile	DIARRHEA occurring in infants from newborn to 24-months old.	Infantile Diarrhea,Diarrheas, Infantile,Infantile Diarrheas
D004405	Dysentery, Bacillary	DYSENTERY caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE), most often by the genus SHIGELLA. Shigella dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species. Group A: SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (severest); Group B: SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; Group C: SHIGELLA BOYDII; and Group D: SHIGELLA SONNEI (mildest).	Shigellosis,Dysentery, Shiga bacillus,Dysentery, Shigella boydii,Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae,Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae type 1,Dysentery, Shigella flexneri,Dysentery, Shigella sonnei,Shigella Dysentery,Shigella Infection,Bacillary Dysentery,Dysenteries, Shigella,Dysenteries, Shigella boydii,Dysenteries, Shigella dysenteriae,Dysenteries, Shigella flexneri,Dysenteries, Shigella sonnei,Dysentery, Shigella,Infection, Shigella,Infections, Shigella,Shiga bacillus Dysentery,Shigella Dysenteries,Shigella Infections,Shigella boydii Dysenteries,Shigella boydii Dysentery,Shigella dysenteriae Dysenteries,Shigella dysenteriae Dysentery,Shigella flexneri Dysenteries,Shigella flexneri Dysentery,Shigella sonnei Dysenteries,Shigella sonnei Dysentery
D004927	Escherichia coli Infections	Infections with bacteria of the species ESCHERICHIA COLI.	E coli Infections,E. coli Infection,Infections, E coli,Infections, Escherichia coli,E coli Infection,E. coli Infections,Escherichia coli Infection,Infection, E coli,Infection, E. coli,Infection, Escherichia coli
D005681	Gabon	A republic in west equatorial Africa, south of CAMEROON and west of the CONGO. Its capital is Libreville.	Gabonese Republic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012400	Rotavirus Infections	Infection with any of the rotaviruses. Specific infections include human infantile diarrhea, neonatal calf diarrhea, and epidemic diarrhea of infant mice.	Infection, Rotavirus,Infections, Rotavirus,Rotavirus Infection
D012480	Salmonella Infections	Infections with bacteria of the genus SALMONELLA.	Salmonellosis,Infections, Salmonella,Infection, Salmonella,Salmonella Infection,Salmonelloses