Acute Diarrheal Disease in Children under Five Years of Age in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

A follow-up study was conducted in 859 children younger than 5 years who were treated for acute diarrhea at the Diarrhoea Control Center, Dammam, during 1408H (1987Dammam, during 1408H ( -1988. The purpose of the study was to investigate the potential enteropathogens responsible for causing diarrhea among these children. An enteropathogen was isolated from stool samples in 52.6% of the children. Multiple infections were seen in 0.8% of the children. The most common enteropathogens isolated, in descending frequency, were rotavirus, Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter jejuni, followed by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and nonagglutinating vibrios. Rotavirus infection was accompanied by respiratory infection and fever among 30% of the children. The most common parasite isolated was Giardia lamblia.

Salmonella Infections in Asir Region, Southern Saudi Arabia: Expatriate Implications

“…Similar observations have been reported from other Gulf countries, particularly Kuwait, which is also served by a large number of foreign laborers [4,5]. Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis is found to be more common among Saudis than non-Saudis, in agreement with reports from the Riyadh area [6], Eastern Province [7], and Western Province [8] of Saudi Arabia.…”

“…This is similar to what has been found in studies from Singapore [11]. The clinical features of Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis in the Asir region are similar to those reported from other parts of the Kingdom [6,7]. Salmonella typhi and paratyphi isolates which are resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and cotrimoxazole are common in patients coming from the Indian subcontinent.…”

The Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea in Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

“…Both were performed at outpatient clinics in Teheran, but the study with the higher detection rate (25%) included 6 clinics, whereas the study with 3 clinics had a lower detection rate [18,19] . The highest detection rates were reported in 2 studies from Jordan-one in a rural area (41%) and the other in a refugee camp (35%)-and an additional study from Saudi Arabia (38%) [20][21][22].…”

Molecular Detection of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Children with Acute Diarrhea in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

“…16,20 In the present study, ETEC was the second 24 (35.29%) frequent type of DEC. In studies from Bangladesh and Iraq the frequency varied from 18% to 26% 8,19,29 whereas the frequency of ETEC was 51.6% in Tanzania. 17 The stgenes of ETEC were found in 9 (4.5%) and lt gene was present in 7 (3.5%) and both st and lt genes were present in 8 (4%) of the study population.…”