Surveillance Study of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children

Shaikh Ragheb Harb Hospital198 enrolled

Overview

Acute gastroenteritis is a common cause of hospital admission and health office visits and have a huge burden on the economy of developing countries. The investigators proposed this observational prospective study during summer period in a community and tertiary care hospital in a rural area of Lebanon to investigate the etiologies and age distribution of admitted cases to general pediatric floor from the age of 1 month up to the age of 14 years.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

198

Conditions

Acute Gastroenteritis Diarrhea Dehydration

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MonthMax age: 13 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * acute gastroenteritis Exclusion Criteria: * immunodeficiency * malnutrition

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

etiologies

to determine the microbial causes of acute gastroenteritis

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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