Facility-based evaluation of under-fives with diarrhoea in Cross River State, Nigeria: a clinical audit -

Rota virus and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli are the most frequently implicated microbial agents in childhood diarrhoea. 3 These agents act on the intestinal wall, leading to a series of chemical reactions that induce secretion of copious fluid from the intestinal wall into the intestinal lumen that is eventually passed as diarrhoea stool. The clinical presentation of childhood diarrhoea depends on the volume of fluid loss in the stool, the presence or absence of comorbidities, diarrhoea related complications and the nature of treatment received either at home or in the health facilities. 4