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D Datta

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PubMed1984

Role of rotavirus as the cause of acute paediatric diarrhoea in Calcutta.

Of the 245 acute paediatric diarrhoea cases admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Calcutta between July, 1979 and June, 1981, rotavirus was detected in the faeces of 55 (22.4%) patients either as the sole aetiological agent or in association with other enteropathogens. Children aged six months to two years were most commonly infected. The virus was detected throughout the year with higher incidence during the winter months of both years. The frequency of detection of major enteropathogens other than rotavirus was Vibrio cholerae biotype El Tor (31.0%), enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (8.2%) and enterotoxigenic E. coli (6.5%).

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PubMed1984

Studies on Escherichia coli as a cause of acute diarrhoea in Calcutta.

The prevalence of different types of diarrhoea-producing Escherichia coli among 240 patients with acute diarrhoea in hospital was investigated. The 25 patients (10.4% of the total) from whose faeces we isolated enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) were all less than 5 years old but the 29 (12.1%) from whom we isolated enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) were of various ages, most of them greater than 12 years old. No enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) strains were isolated. ETEC strains that produced heat-labile toxin (LT) were encountered more often than those that produced either heat-stable toxin (ST) alone or both LT and ST. The ETEC isolates were distributed among eight different serotypes, the commonest being O148:H28 (38%). Correlations between enterotoxin production, serotype pattern and possession of colonisation factor antigens I and II were observed.

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PubMed1983

Aetiological studies on hospital in-patients with acute diarrhoea in Calcutta.

Bacterial enteropathogens and rotavirus were sought in 356 cases with acute diarrhoea admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Calcutta. One or more pathogens were isolated from 74.7% of the cases. Single enteropathogens could be detected from 66% and multiple enteropathogens from 8.7% of the patients. Vibrio cholerae biotype El Tor, rotavirus, V. parahaemolyticus, and enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were the major pathogens detected. Rotavirus was detected from 7.6% of the cases. A higher rate of detection of rotavirus was seen in children younger than two years. Campylobacter jejuni could be isolated from the faeces of six (15%) of 40 cases either as a single pathogen or in association with V. cholerae biotype El Tor.

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PubMed1980

The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in North Tees Health District.

The experience with inflammatory bowel disease in a stable, defined population in northeast England is described. In this population, the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease was higher than expected. In particular, a high incidence of colorectal and anal Crohn's disease was found. The literature is reviewed in order to identify some of the factors responsible for this unusual prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the study population. No explanation for our unexpected findings can be advanced.

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Myoelectric prostheses for below-elbow amputees: the Trent experience.

Experience of myoelectric prostheses for unilateral below-elbow amputees in a large region of Great Britain is presented. Of the cases considered, 14 were adults and 29 were 16 years of age or less. The rejection rate was 25% overall but it was lower in adults, at 17%. Comparisons with published data and other aspects of myoelectric prostheses are discussed. Just over half the 37 amputees interviewed were independent in activities of daily living; independence was more common in the adults, at 77%. A very large proportion of myoelectric prosthesis users also used body-powered prostheses, demonstrating a need for both types of prosthesis for optimum rehabilitation. It is recommended that myoelectric prosthetic programmes should be carried out from specialized centres with comprehensive facilities for this expensive rehabilitation aid.

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Outcome of prosthetic management of bilateral lower-limb amputees.

This study was designed to evaluate the outcome in 41 bilateral lower-limb amputees admitted to an inpatient unit for prosthetic rehabilitation. Outcome measures were obtained using a simple activities of daily living score, the Frenchay Activities Index, mobility grading, and assessment of home adaptations. Though excellent success rates were obtained after completion of physiotherapy, the majority of the above-knee amputees had abandoned their prostheses by the time of review. Bilateral below-knee amputees, however, continued to do well regarding their prosthetic mobility, and prosthesis users were more independent in their activities of daily living. We believe that inpatient rehabilitation programmes for bilateral amputees are likely to prove more satisfactory than prolonged outpatient physiotherapy.

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Effect of protein rich diet during acute phase of dysentery.

Ninety six children upto the age of five years suffering from uncomplicated acute dysentery of less than 3 days' duration were studied to find out the impact of feeding of extra-protein rich diet during their acute phase of illness. These children were randomly allocated to either control group (receiving only hospital diet) and study group (receiving hospital diet and extra milk which constituted 30% of ideal total calorie requirement of patients. Patients in the two groups were comparable on admission. Forty percent reduced food intake was observed among the children of both the groups due to severe anorexia which was reflected by no significant differences in clinical outcome, anthropometrical measurements and haematological parameters between the two groups on day 7 of hospitalisation and on day 15 after discharge.

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