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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)

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