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SUBMITTER: Khediri F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3132498 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khediri Faouzi F Mrad Abdennebi Ilhem AI Azzouz Moussadek M Doughi Hedi H Najjar Taoufik T Mathiex-Fortunet Hélène H Garnier Philippe P Cortot Antoine A
Gastroenterology research and practice 20110630
Background. Although diosmectite has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of acute watery diarrhoea in children, its efficacy in adults still needs to be assessed. The objective of this study was therefore to assess the efficacy of diosmectite on the time to recovery in adults with acute diarrhoea. Methods. A total of 346 adults with at least three watery stools per day over a period of less than 48 hours were prospectively randomized to diosmectite (6 g tid) or placebo during four days. The p ...[more]