Etiology of severely dehydrating diarrheal illness in infants and young children residing in low- and middle-income countries

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• Anna Jones; Sharia Ahmed; James Platts-Mills; Karen Kotloff; Adam Levine; Eric Nelson
PMID: 39494449DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae619

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Many young children around the world still die from extreme lack of water caused by sudden severe diarrhea. Severe dehydration from diarrhea is a serious condition that needs specific treatment according to guidelines from the World Health Organization. This study looked at the germs that lead to severe dehydration by using information from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study. This will help prepare for prevention of diarrheal illness worldwide.



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Hazard: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Cholera; Dehydration; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Escherichia coli; Rotavirus; Shigella

Institutions: University of Utah; University of Virginia; University of Maryland; Brown University; University of Florida

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