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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Acute gastroenteritis (AGE)"”.
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Assessment of the efficacy and efficiency of rapid rehydration in children with dehydration due to gastroenteritis in the rehydration unit of Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Background: Dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a leading cause of child death worldwide. The primary treatment is enteral rehydration. Children who fail a trial of oral fluids require rehydration in hospital, preferably via nasogastric tube. Traditionally, children have been …
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Characterization of human astrovirus in pediatric patients with diarrhea from rural communities of Limpopo South Africa
… approximately 7,600,000 children under the age of 5 die annually due to diarrhea caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites. Human Astrovirus (HAstVs) has been identified as a causative agent of diarrheal disease worldwide especially in young children under five years of age. Recent reports …
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Prevalence of human bocavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis
Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children globally. Several reports have indicated that diarrheal diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites are associated with unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene practices which leads to …
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Study of enteric virus infection and parenteral vaccines in the gnotobiotic pig model
… norovirus (HuNoV) are the most common causative agents of acute gastroenteritis- (AGE) related morbidity and mortality around the world. Gnotobiotic (Gn) pigs are the ideal large-animal model that allows for accurate, and precise, preclinical evaluation of vaccine efficacy. Similarities in …
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Investigation of Novel Prophylactics Against Human Rotavirus Using Gnotobiotic Pig Models
Human rotavirus (HRV) is a major causative agent of acute gastroenteritis (AGE), which causes severe dehydrating diarrhea in children under the age of five and results in up to 215,000 deaths worldwide each year. There are two live oral attenuated vaccines licensed for use in the United States that …