Value of faecal leucocyte count as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea.
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-112175
ABSTRACT
Importance of faecal leucocyte count as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea was studied. A total of 290 faecal specimen, 170 from mucoid diarrhoea and 120 from watery diarrhoea were examined for faecal leucocyte count under high power field (hpf) from rural children below four years of age during the period from November 1992 to October 1995. Faecal leucocyte count > 10/hpf was noted in 45.9% of mucoid diarrhoea as against 19.2% of watery diarrhoea (p < 0.0001) samples. From faecal samples with > 10 faecal leucocyte count, invasive pathogens could be recovered in 19 (24.5%) to none of 23 patients with watery diarrhoea (p < 0.006 Fisher exact test). This sample test appears to be of value as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea in the absence of culture facility.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Pré-Escolar
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Saúde da População Rural
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Diarreia Infantil
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Disenteria
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Fezes
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Índia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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