Determinants of severe dehydration from diarrheal disease at hospital presentation: Evidence from 22 years of admissions in Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Jason R Andrews (Author), Daniel T Leung (Author), Shahnawaz Ahmed (Author), Mohammed Abdul Malek (Author), Dilruba Ahmed (Author), Yasmin Ara Begum (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), Abu Syed Golam Faruque (Author), Eric J Nelson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:To take advantage of emerging opportunities to reduce morbidity and mortality from diarrheal disease, we need to better understand the determinants of life-threatening severe dehydration (SD) in resource-poor settings. METHODOLOGY/FINDINGS:We analyzed records of patients admitted with acu...