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Persistent Diarrhea: Risk Factors and Outcome

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INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Volume 77, Issue 8, Pages 885-888

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SPRINGER INDIA
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0125-y

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Persistent diarrhea; Malnutrition; Hyponatremia, LRI

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Objective. To identify risk factors associated with Persistent diarrhea (PD) and deaths due to PD. Methods. This prospective case control study included 60 children with PD (cases) and 60 children (controls) with acute diarrhoea (AD). Detailed history, examination and appropriate investigations were done for all children. Crude Odds ratio was calculated for each risk factor by univariate analysis and adjusted odds ratio was calculated by multivariate logistic regression. Results. Prior antibiotic use, steroid use, anemia, vitamin A deficiency, malnutrition, LRI, UTI, oral candidiasis, and hyponatremia, were statistically significant risk factors by univariate analysis. Prior antibiotic use, vitamin A deficiency, malnutrition and LRI were independently associated with PD by multivariate logistic regression analysis. The risk factors for mortality were stool frequency more than 10 times per day, severe malnutrition, oral candidiasis, hypoalbuminemia and HIV positivity. Conclusions. The presence of these risk factors should alert the clinician to take appropriate measures, to decrease the mortality. [Indian J Pediatr 2010; 77 (8): 885-888] E-mail: drnbiswal@yahoo.com

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