Treatment of acute diarrhoea: Update of guidelines based on a critical interuniversity assessment of medications and current practices

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-226

  Urbain, D ^a   Belaiche, J ^b   De Vos, M ^f   Fiasse, R ^c   Hiele, M ^f   Huijghebaert, S ^f   Jacobs, F ^f   Malonne, H ^f   Speelman, P ^d   Van Gompel, A ^e   Van Gossum, A ^f   Van Wijngaerden, E ^f  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Acute diarrhoea; Antibiotic; Diet; Guidelines; Loperamide; Oral rehydration; Probiotic; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LOPERAMIDE; NIFUROXAZIDE; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PROBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; COLITIS; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; HUMAN; MEGACOLON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0142086771     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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