Parasitic, bacterial and viral etiology of acute diarrhea in Egyptian children

Three hundred and forty-five children with acute diarrhea were studied.Stool samples were examined for pathogenic parasites, bacteria and rotavirus. For parasites,the merthiolate fodine formaldehyde concentration technique was used. The enteric bacterial pathogens were searched for fresh stool samples by using differential, selective and enrichment media.Rotavirus was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] using Rotazyme kit [Abbott]

Islet cell antibodies and other organ specific autoantibodies in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

This study included forty-six insulin dependent diabetic children as well as twenty normal age matched controls. Specific autoantibodies against pancreatic Islet cells and non organ specific autoantibodies were assayed byimmunofluorescenceorhemagglutination.All autoantibodies were higher in patients than controls except for the smooth muscle autoantibodies.TheprevalenceofIsletcell autoantibodies was noticeably higher in patients with a short duration of disease below one year. The reverse was noticed for parietal cell autoantibodies.Cases with persistent Islet cell autoantibodies for more than five years were found to have the highest percentage of family history of autoimmune disease and/or endocrinopathies