Management guidelines for acute infective diarrhoea/ gastroenteritis in infants

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-107

  Wittenberg, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GLUCOSE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; ZINC ACETATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; KETOACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; POTASSIUM DEPLETION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; STOMACH DISTENSION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84856619781     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.5243     Document Type: Article

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