European Journal of Scientific Research - EuroJournals
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Aetiology and Epidemiology <strong>of</strong> Sever Infantile Diarrhoea in Baghdad, Iraq 364<br />
Percentage<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
37.5<br />
30<br />
Figure 3: Types <strong>of</strong> feeding<br />
17<br />
15.5<br />
Artificial Breast Mixed Solid<br />
Column 1<br />
Antimicrobial intake prior and after admission: 47.5% <strong>of</strong> the cases, antimicrobial agent was<br />
used prior to admission, 34.5% had one, 12% had two and 1% had three (Figure 4).After admission<br />
15% had specific antimicrobial treatment because their stool examination revealed campylobacter<br />
species, shigella species, Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica. Three patients received<br />
antimicrobial treatment for they shows blood culture positive results.<br />
percentage<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
47.5<br />
total<br />
Figure 4: Antibiotics intake prior admission<br />
34.5<br />
one antibiotics<br />
12<br />
two antibiotics<br />
1<br />
three antibiotics<br />
Column 1<br />
Macroscopic examination <strong>of</strong> 200 diarrhoeic stool specimens revealed that: Blood were found in<br />
7.5%, pus in 11% and mucus in 6% in stool specimens <strong>of</strong> liquid consistency as compared to semiliquid<br />
(Table 2)