2. Acute infectious diarrhoea and dehydration in children

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 565-570

  Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a   Dalby Payne, Jacqueline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GASTROLYTE R; HARTMANN SOLUTION; HYDRALYTE; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; INFUSION FLUID; LACTOSE; LOPERAMIDE; NEW DRUG; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; REPALYTE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST FEEDING; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; COST CONTROL; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDICATION; DYSTONIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; ILEUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LETHARGY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SEIZURE; SUGAR INTAKE;

EID: 9144230673     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06449.x     Document Type: Article

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