Determinants of severe dehydration from diarrheal disease at hospital presentation: Evidence from 22 years of admissions in Bangladesh.

Determinants of severe dehydration from diarrheal disease at hospital presentation: Evidence from 22 years of admissions in Bangladesh.

BACKGROUND:To take advantage of emerging opportunities to reduce morbidity and mortality from diarrheal disease, we need to better understand the determinants of life-threatening severe dehydration (SD) in resource-poor settings. METHODOLOGY/FINDINGS:We analyzed records of patients admitted with acu...

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Main Authors: Jason R Andrews, Daniel T Leung, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Mohammed Abdul Malek, Dilruba Ahmed, Yasmin Ara Begum, Firdausi Qadri, Tahmeed Ahmed, Abu Syed Golam Faruque, Eric J Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5423662?pdf=render

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