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Rotaviruses and emerging picornaviruses as aetiological agents of acute gastroenteritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Caroline Knox --- Department of Biochemistry, Garry Luke --- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Biology, Biomolecular Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom John Dewar --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, Pablo de Felipe --- Agencia Española de Medicamentosy Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) Calle Campezo 1, Edifcio 8, Spain Brittany Williams --- Department of Biochemistry,It is estimated that up to 40% of acute gastroenteritis cases are undiagnosed. Rotavirus is a primary aetiological agent, so the introduction of vaccines into the national immunisation programmes of many countries, including South Africa, has shown promise in reducing... -
Acute gastroenteritis among children in the developing world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- General Practitioner, GreeceAcute gastroenteritis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Young children are affected most frequently, with three to 10 episodes of diarrhoea per subject per year, a rate that decreases to less than one episode annually for children... -
Child deaths at National District Hospital, Free State: one a month is better than one a week
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The United Nations set a two-thirds reduction in child mortality between 1990 and 2015 in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000. The National Department of Health (NDoH) introduced strategies to achieve these MDGs, which included new vaccines, better... -
Efficacy and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis in the paediatric population: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Morgambal Padayachee --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Janicke Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Estelle Viljoen --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Care Sciences, South Africa Alfred Musekiwa --- Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Renée Blaauw --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaContext: Gastroenteritis (GE) remains the second major cause of death in the most vulnerable of the world’s populations. Potential treatments include the use of probiotics, with the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii being one such option.