Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Ishtiakul I Khan, Zahid Hasan Khan, Olivia R Hanson, Md Taufiqul Islam, Debashish Biswas, Md Golam Firoj, Eric J Nelson, Firdausi Qadri, Melissa H Watt, Daniel T Leung, Sharia M Ahmed, Ashraful I Khan
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Abstract
Treatment of life-threatening diarrheal illness in rural areas of Bangladesh relies on the training and accessibility of informal health care providers such as village doctors. We found that village doctors located closer to main roads were more likely to be government trained but just as likely to administer intravenous fluids.
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Open Forum Infectious Diseases provides a global forum for the publication of clinical, translational, and basic research findings in a fully open access, online journal environment. The journal reflects the broad diversity of the field of infectious diseases, and focuses on the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice, with a particular emphasis on knowledge that holds the potential to improve patient care in populations around the world. Fully peer-reviewed, OFID supports the international community of infectious diseases experts by providing a venue for articles that further the understanding of all aspects of infectious diseases.