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SUBMITTER: Russo M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987560 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Russo Marina M Coppola Vincenzo V Giannetti Eleonora E Buonavolontà Roberta R Piscitelli Antonio A Staiano Annamaria A
Italian journal of pediatrics 20180604 1
<h4>Background</h4>AG is the most common cause of pediatric consultations among children between 2 and 5 years of age and it still leads to high mortality and morbidity. Its management is based on rehydration therapy, but this treatment is not effective in reducing duration of diarrhea. For this reason, other safer and less expensive interventions, which could be added to oral rehydration therapy, are of great interest.<h4>Methods</h4>A pilot, randomized, case-controlled trial was conducted in 6 ...[more]