Diarrhea
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Irinotecan and temozolomide for Ewing sarcoma: the Memorial Sloan-Kettering experience.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: The prognosis for recurrent/progressive Ewing sarcoma (ES) remains poor. Pre-clinical, adult phase I and II trials have demonstrated the combination of irinotecan and temozolomide to have schedule-dependent synergy and significant ... Read more...

Sentinel hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus diarrhea in iran.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is the most common causes of severe, acute diarrhea during childhood and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. We established active hospital-based surveillance of childhood diarrhea to ... Read more...

Burden of severe rotavirus diarrhea in indonesia.

30 Oct 2009 Globally, rotavirus is the leading cause of diarrhea-related hospitalizations and deaths among young children, but the burden of rotavirus disease in Indonesia is poorly documented. From January through December 2006, we conducted prospective ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diarrhea'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Irinotecan and temozolomide for Ewing sarcoma: the Memorial Sloan-Kettering experience. 29 Nov 2009
• Chronic diarrhea responding to proton pump inhibitors: a clinical sign of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• Sentinel hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus diarrhea in iran. 30 Oct 2009
• Burden of severe rotavirus diarrhea in indonesia. 30 Oct 2009
• How much could rotavirus vaccines reduce diarrhea-associated mortality in northern Ghana? A model to assess impact. 30 Oct 2009
• Considerations for introduction of a rotavirus vaccine in Oman: rotavirus disease and economic burden. 30 Oct 2009
• Hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus and other viral agents of diarrhea in children and adults in Russia, 2005-2007. 30 Oct 2009
• Costs of diarrheal disease and the cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in kyrgyzstan. 30 Oct 2009
• Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea among children aged <5 years in nepal: predominance of emergent G12 strains during 2 years. 30 Oct 2009
• Hospital-Based Surveillance of Rotavirus Diarrhea in the People's Republic of China, August 2003-July 2007. 30 Oct 2009
• Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in mongolia and sri lanka, march 2005-february 2007. 30 Oct 2009
• [Rare differential diagnosis of acute kidney injury--Case 09/2009] 19 Oct 2009
• Potential cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus immunization program in rural China. 13 Oct 2009
• Effect of a point-of-use water treatment and safe water storage intervention on diarrhea in infants of HIV-infected mothers. 13 Oct 2009
• Clinical practice. Bacterial diarrhea. 13 Oct 2009
• Poor nations are told to scale up strategies to prevent and treat diarrhoea in children. 12 Oct 2009
• [Juvenile gastric polyposis: differential diagnosis for recurrent nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal pain and diarrhoea] 11 Oct 2009
• Molecular cloning and characterization of the porcine prostaglandin transporter (SLCO2A1): evaluation of its role in F4 mediated neonatal diarrhoea. 4 Oct 2009
• "A flare" in a patient with known inflammatory bowel disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Established and potential risk factors for Clostridum difficile infection. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Diarrhea'

Definition: An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.

Descriptor UI: D003967

Alternative terms: Diarrhea; Diarrheas;

Related Mesh Headings: Antidiarrheals; Rehydration Solutions;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.821.214;

Technical Notes: in infants = DIARRHEA, INFANTILE + appropriate check tags