Comparative Study Between Infant and Neonate Patient of Diarrhea.

Abstract

Diarrhea diseases remain important causes of childhood morbidity and death in developing countries. Diarrheal diseases remain important causes of childhood morbidity and death in developing countries although diarrhea having significantly declined in re Due to successes in the implementation of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) Diarrhea disease has been reduced. More than 10 million children die each year. Most from preventable causes and almost in poor countries.6 countries accout for 50% of worldwide deaths in children younger than 5 years and 42 countries for 90%.1n 2003 an estimated 1.8 million children below 5 years died from diarrhea.8 out of 10 of these deaths occur in the two years of life. The objective of the study was to find out the how many infant (> 1 years) and neonate «6 years) attacked by diarrhea admitted to Child health and Shishu Sathya Foundation Hospital. Among the 50 patients, 37 were infants and 13 were neonate. Hospital record of children was reviewed and information was collected for this study. Most of the patient were male (about 30) and female patient were Jess in number (about 20).The patient had various symptom commonly diarrhea with fever. Vomiting, cough, cold respiratory problems were also observed. In the children.14 patients were treated with antibiotic and 36 patients did not receive any antibiotic. From 14, 10 were infants and the rest of them was neonate. The common treatments were ORS, antibiotic (ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, tosufloxacin). Most of the patients received intravenously. The children also received hachure, green banana, Chira water, and green coconut water, breast milk etc. The recovery duration for most of the patient is 3 days, the symptoms disappeared in both groups patients (neonates and infants) after receiving treatment.