Tawfeek H I, Najim N H, Al-Mashikhi S
College of Medical and Health Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
East Mediterr Health J. 2002 Jan;8(1):181-8.
A retrospective study of all infants and children admitted to two paediatric teaching hospitals in Baghdad city complaining of acute diarrhoea during 1990-1997 was carried out. Of all children admitted, 14.9% were for diarrhoea, 55.5% of whom of were under 1 year of age. The peak incidence was at 3-6 months and tended to be during the summer months. In 97% of cases only one pathogen was identified, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli being the most frequently isolated organism, isolated from 13% of the patients. The proportion of deaths associated with diarrhoea was 28.6%. The documented frequency and patterns of occurrence of diarrhoeal disease emphasize the need for improved diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic measures against this potentially life-threatening condition.
对1990年至1997年间入住巴格达市两家儿科教学医院、主诉急性腹泻的所有婴幼儿进行了一项回顾性研究。在所有入院儿童中，14.9%是因腹泻入院，其中55.5%年龄在1岁以下。发病高峰在3至6个月，且往往发生在夏季。在97%的病例中仅鉴定出一种病原体，致病性大肠杆菌是最常分离出的微生物，从13%的患者中分离得到。与腹泻相关的死亡比例为28.6%。腹泻病已记录的发病频率和模式强调了针对这种可能危及生命的疾病改进诊断、预防和治疗措施的必要性。
