[Continuous enteral nutrition in the treatment of infants with "travelers' diarrhea" and severe malnutrition].

A prospective study of children aged 2-22 mos with traveller's diarrhea and severe malnutrition (weight loss greater than or equal to 10%; mean 17.8%) treated with a standardized progressive semi-elemental drip feeding (Alfaré and Dextrine-maltose) after rehydration was undertaken. In 18 children, this therapy was successful and duration of the hospital stay was 15.

[Osteitis due to anaerobic Corynebacteria in children. Apropos of 4 cases].

The authors have seen four instances in children of osteitis due to a mycobacterium. The disease was subacute and situated in the tibia, the lumbar spine, the talus and the femur. In two cases the diagnosis was eventually mistakenly oriented towards tuberculosis or a malignant tumour.

[Quantitative study of aerobic and anaerobic fecal flora in necrotizing enterocolitis of the newborn infant].

A quantitative study of the fecal flora was carried out in 21 neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), (4 infants being born at term) and 57 control infants (30 born at term and 27 born before term). In the population as a whole Klebsiella was detected more frequently in NEC than in the controls. This was especially true in premature infants where Klebsiella was found in 65% of the affected infants versus 33% of the controls (p less than 0,05), while no Klebsiella was detected in the 4 term infants with NEC and in 87% of the term controls.

[Corynebacterium acnes osteitis. A case in a child].

The authors report a case of Corynebacterium acnes osteitis in an 11 year old girl, involving the upper of the right tibia. The lesion resembled a malignant tumour radiologically and tuberculosis histologically. Scintigraphy revealed involvement of the seventh right rib.