Tessema T
Department of Paediatrics, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia.
East Afr Med J. 1994 Jun;71(6):384-7.
A retrospective case control study was made to determine the risk factors for development of diarrhoea in a neonatal ward of Ethio-Swedish Children's Hospital over a period of 12 months. A total of 803 neonates' record was screened for the presence of diarrhoea during their hospital stay. There were 79 cases with an attack rate of 9.84%. The identified risk factors are gestational age less than 37 weeks, birth weight of less than 2500 gms, formula feeding and hospital stay of more than 10 days. Prophylactic usage of antibiotics have proven to be non-beneficial in reducing the acquisition of diarrhoea. Anticipation of the problem in those that are at risk and persistent surveillance to detect cases would be of paramount importance in reducing the overall morbidity.
开展了一项回顾性病例对照研究，以确定埃塞俄比亚-瑞典儿童医院新生儿病房在12个月期间发生腹泻的风险因素。共筛查了803名新生儿住院期间的腹泻记录。有79例病例，发病率为9.84%。确定的风险因素为孕周小于37周、出生体重小于2500克、配方奶喂养以及住院时间超过10天。事实证明，预防性使用抗生素对减少腹泻感染并无益处。对高危人群的问题进行预判并持续监测以发现病例，对于降低总体发病率至关重要。
