Surveillance Study of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children
Surveillance Study of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children
Acute gastroenteritis is a common cause of hospital admission and health office visits and
 have a huge burden on the economy of developing countries. The investigators proposed this
 observational prospective study during summer period in a community and tertiary care
 hospital in a rural area of Lebanon to investigate the etiologies and age distribution of
 admitted cases to general pediatric floor from the age of 1 month up to the age of 14 years.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  acute gastroenteritis

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  immunodeficiency

 -  malnutrition