8th Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhoea and Malnutrition - Day 1 Poster Presentations

Sessions include Diarrhoel diseases I; Micronutrients, Vitamins and Dietary Intake I; Breastfeeding and Infant Health I; Nutritional Problems, Growth, and Development I; Health Policy and Other Childhood Problems I;

DAY 1: Monday, 6 February 2006

Poster Session 1

DIARRHOEAL DISEASES I
- Outbreak of diarrhoea in Boseth district, Kompongspeu province, Cambodia
- Matlab variants of Vibrio cholerae possess gene clusters specific to pandemic strains
- Risk factors and outcome of convulsion in children, aged less than 5 years, presenting to a diarrhoeal disease hospital in Bangladesh
- Cholera in Bangladeshi infants

MICRONUTRIENTS, VITAMINS, AND DIETARY INTAKE I
- Development of osteopenia in babies of birth-weight between 1,500 and 1,800 g
- Comparison of effects of red- and greenseeded grapes on lipid serum levels of hyperlipidaemia subjects - A study on nutrient composition of home-made snack food: calculated vs analyzed values
- Impact of zinc supplementation on malnourished Bangladeshi children with shigellosis
- Impact of zinc deficiency on Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin-stimulated water and electrolyte transport in animal model
- Weight gain of patients with diarrhoea and pneumonia during hospitalization in a diarrhoea hospital
- Microbial and physicochemical changes in a mixed fruit-juice (mango and pineapple) during shelf-life

BREASTFEEDING AND INFANT HEALTH I
- Bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity profile of bacterial pathogens associated with breastmilk and nipples
- Interrelationships among nutritional indicators, enteropathogens, and feeding practices in Bangladeshi children with acute diarrhoea
- Patterns of seeking medical advice among exclusively-breastfed babies during the first 6 months

NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT I
- Effects of intestinal and respiratory infections on growth of infants
- Growth patterns of school children of age-group of 5-10 years
- Classification and treatment of childhood malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries
- Is severe malnutrition declining in Bangladesh?
- The target-weight zone: a simple tool for follow-up of malnourished children
- Outcome of management of severe malnutrition in a medical institution
- Relationship between nutritional status and incidence of malaria in children aged less than 5 years in malaria-endemic areas--a case of Bushenyi district, Western Uganda
- Health and nutritional status of young foster children attending a diarrhoea treatment hospital in Bangladesh
- The importance of correctly defined nutritional status.

HEALTH POLICY AND OTHER CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS I
- An epidemic of viral hepatitis A--clinical profile and outcome of paediatric patients admitted to a teaching hospital
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in association with Cafe-au-lait spots--a case report
- Child-friendly health services initiative: an initiative for collaborative research and action on promoting child health via first-line health services
- Patterns of use of a growth monitoring clinic in an urban setting in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Challenges in clinical management of children with AIDS in Bangladesh
- Community-based therapeutic care-Outpatient Therapeutic Program-a pilot project in Bangladesh