Objective: To assess the prevalence of diarrhea at a university-affiliated medical center and the presence of modifiable risk factors. Methods: A point prevalence survey was conducted. All patients ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --Hospital bedsheets cleaned in commercial machines with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea ...

Persistent diarrhea is a commonly encountered but poorly recognized and often misunderstood illness, according to Herbert DuPont, MD, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at The University ...

Background and aims: Diarrhea refers to the passage of loose or watery stools, and occurs at some point in the life of nearly every child. Diarrhea can lead to dehydration, which alters the child's ...

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), ...

Researchers used a decision tree model combining clinical effectiveness, utility and cost data. They conducted sensitivity analyses to determine the robustness of the model outcomes. The oral ...

The results of this study indicate that diarrhea is very common in hospitalized patients. In our one day survey, 16.7% of all hospitalized patients reported diarrhea and 12.4% reported 2 or more ...