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A. K. Siddique
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 3
Citations - 262
A. K. Siddique is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diarrhea & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 261 citations. Previous affiliations of A. K. Siddique include International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.
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Enteropathogens Associated with Acute and Persistent Diarrhea in Bangladeshi Children <5 Years of Age
Abdullah H Baqui,R. Bradley Sack,Robert E. Black,Khaleda Haider,Khaleda Haider,Anowar Hossain,Anowar Hossain,A. R. M. Abdul Alim,A. R. M. Abdul Alim,M. Yunus,M. Yunus,Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury,Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury,A. K. Siddique,A. K. Siddique +14 more
TL;DR: A longitudinal study of diarrhea in rural Bangladesh found that sequential infection may be a cause of persistent diarrhea, and no more than 15% of children had the same class of pathogen identified from stool on both days 1-3 and days 15-17, indicating that persistent infection was uncommon.
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of acute and persistent diarrhoea in rural Bangladeshi children
Abdullah H Baqui,Abdullah H Baqui,Robert E. Black,R. Bradley Sack,R. Bradley Sack,Yunus,A. K. Siddique,Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury +7 more
TL;DR: Children with more severe initial illness characterized by the presence of clinical dehydration or blood in the stool or clinical dehydration should have more careful follow‐up to identify persistent episodes and adverse nutritional effects.
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Cell-mediated immune deficiency and malnutrition are independent risk factors for persistent diarrhea in Bangladeshi children
Abdullah H. Baqui,R. B. Sack,Robert E. Black,Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury,M. Yunus,A. K. Siddique +5 more
TL;DR: Weight-for-height status and cell-mediated immune status were important independent risk factors for persistent diarrhea and immunodeficient children had about twice the risk of developing persistent diarrhea.