Value of faecal leucocyte count as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea.
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1997-12-23
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Importance of faecal leucocyte count as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea was studied. A total of 290 faecal specimen, 170 from mucoid diarrhoea and 120 from watery diarrhoea were examined for faecal leucocyte count under high power field (hpf) from rural children below four years of age during the period from November 1992 to October 1995. Faecal leucocyte count > 10/hpf was noted in 45.9% of mucoid diarrhoea as against 19.2% of watery diarrhoea (p < 0.0001) samples. From faecal samples with > 10 faecal leucocyte count, invasive pathogens could be recovered in 19 (24.5%) to none of 23 patients with watery diarrhoea (p < 0.006 Fisher exact test). This sample test appears to be of value as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea in the absence of culture facility.
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Gupta DN, Saha DR, Sengupta PG, Mondal SK, Ghosh S, Saha MR, Bhattacharya SK, Sircar BK. Value of faecal leucocyte count as an indicator of invasiveness in mucoid diarrhoea. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1997 Dec; 29(4): 329-32