A randomized controlled trial of glucose versus amylase resistant starch hypo-osmolar oral rehydration solution for adult acute dehydrating diarrhea

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ramakrishna, Balakrishnan S ^a   Subramanian, Venkataraman ^a   Mohan, Vivek ^a   Sebastian, Bendon K ^a   Young, Graeme P ^b   Farthing, Michael J ^c   Binder, Henry J ^d  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GLUCOSE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; STARCH; AMYLASE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INDIA; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; MAIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ZEA MAYS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMYLASES; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; STARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41849099891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001587     Document Type: Article

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