Background Dehydration associated with gastroenteritis is a serious complication. Oral
rehydration is an effective and inexpensive treatment, but some physicians prefer …

Objectives: To compare reduced osmolarity oral rehydration solution with standard World
Health Organization oral rehydration solution in children with acute diarrhoea. Design …

Objective To review the relative efficacy and safety of enteral vs intravenous (IV) rehydration
therapy in treating childhood gastroenteritis. Data Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the …

In a controlled trial in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, the effects of oral rehydration and Lactobacillus
strain GG (LGG) on recovery from acute diarrhoea (27% rotavirus, 21% bacterial aetiology) …

Background Oral rehydration solution (ORS) has reduced childhood deaths from diarrhoea
in many countries. Recent studies suggest that the currently recommended formulation of …

The use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) has revolutionized the management of acute
diarrhea. The implementation of the standard World Health Organization ORS (WHO-ORS) …

Background Adjuvant therapy to ORT with probiotic bacteria for infants with acute watery
diarrhea has been under active investigation. Most studies have been done in the …

Background Despite treatment recommendations from various organizations, oral
rehydration therapy (ORT) continues to be underused, particularly by physicians in high …

Objective. To compare the efficacy of a reduced osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS)
solution (75 mmol/L of sodium [Na], 20 mmol/L of potassium [K], 65 mmol/L of chloride, 10 …

Mathuram Santosham, MD, MPH DIARRHEAL DISEASES REMAIN IMPORTANT CAUSES
OF death and morbidity in developing countries, with an estimated 1.5 billion episodes and …