The management of acute diarrhea in children in developed and developing areas: From evidence base to clinical practice

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-26

  Guarino, Alfredo ^a   Dupont, Christophe ^b   Gorelov, Alexander V ^c   Gottrand, Frederic ^d   Lee, Jimmy K ^e   Lin, Zhihong ^f   Lo Vecchio, Andrea ^a   Nguyen, Thien D ^g   Salazar Lindo, Eduardo ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah   (Malaysia)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH   (Viet Nam)

^h HOSPITAL NACIONAL CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea; Children; Diosmectite; Gastroenteritis; Pharmacoeconomics; Probiotics; Racecadotril; Rotavirus; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ACTIVATED CARBON; ATTAPULGITE; AZITHROMYCIN; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; CEFTRIAXONE; DIOSMETIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE; NITAZOXANIDE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; EUROPE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS;

EID: 83455219890     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2011.634800     Document Type: Review

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