Effect of oral administration of tormentil root extract (Potentilla tormentilla) on rotavirus diarrhea in children: A randomized, double blind, controlled trial

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 706-710

  Subbotina, Maria D ^a   Timchenko, Vladimir N ^a   Vorobyov, Michail M ^b   Konunova, Yulia S ^b   Aleksandrovih, Yury S ^a   Shushunov, Sergei ^a,c  

^a SAINT PETERSBURG STATE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Children's Hosp for Infect Dis #3   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Diarrhea; Oral rehydration; Pediatrics; Plants medicinal; Tormentil root extract

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH SALICYLATE; COLESTYRAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LOPERAMIDE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POTENTILLA TORMENTILLA EXTRACT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHYDRATION; ROTAVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0043238820     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000078355.29647.d0     Document Type: Article

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