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Rotavirus particles are unique in their configuration. They have a double-shelled protein capsid, inside which are the viral RNA fragments and a viral polymerase. The outer shell is involved in the infectivity of the virus particle; without it the particle is not infective. At the cellular level
Travelers have resorted to a variety of drugs for prevention of diarrhea. No beneficial prophylactic effect has been confirmed for halogenated hydroxyquinoline, lactobacilli, antimotility drugs, ethacridine, and various other agents. In contrast, bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) in liquid form reduced
A desirable attribute of novel antimicrobial agents for bacterial diarrhea is decreased toxicity toward host intestinal microbiota. In addition, gut dysbiosis is associated with an increased risk of developing intestinal cancer. In this study, the selective growth-inhibitory activities of ten
A series of quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives has been previously described as a new class of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists due to deviation of a carbonyl moiety from the place of an aromatic ring in their minimum-energy conformations. These derivatives were evaluated in a wrap-restraint
One hundred and seventy two children were prescribed, in 212 episodes of illness, antimicrobial agents (28.4%), followed by antidiarrheals (10.9%), nutritional products (9.4%), analgesics (7.5%) and steroids (6.8%). Ampicillin (22.7%) and cotrimoxazole (12.7%) were the most commonly prescribed