TY - JOUR
T1 - Folie acid in the treatment of acute watery diarrhoea in children
T2 - A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
AU - Ashraf, H.
AU - Rahman, M. M.
AU - Fuchs, G. J.
AU - Mahalanabis, D.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - One-hundred and six male children aged 6-23 months with a history of acute watery diarrhoea of less than 72 h duration were randomized to receive either folic acid in a dose of 5 mg at 8-h intervals or placebo for 5 d. There were 54 children in the folic acid group and 52 in the placebo group. The admission characteristics were comparable between the two groups. No significant differences were observed in the intake of oral rehydration solution or stool output between the groups. The mean ±SD of total stool output (g kg"') was 532 ±476 vs 479 ±354 and the duration (h) of diarrhoea was 108 ±68 vs 103 ±53 in the folic acid vs placebo group, respectively. The findings, therefore, should have a positive influence on preventing the inappropriate use of folic acid in acute diarrhoea, n Acute watery diarrhoea, children, folic acid
AB - One-hundred and six male children aged 6-23 months with a history of acute watery diarrhoea of less than 72 h duration were randomized to receive either folic acid in a dose of 5 mg at 8-h intervals or placebo for 5 d. There were 54 children in the folic acid group and 52 in the placebo group. The admission characteristics were comparable between the two groups. No significant differences were observed in the intake of oral rehydration solution or stool output between the groups. The mean ±SD of total stool output (g kg"') was 532 ±476 vs 479 ±354 and the duration (h) of diarrhoea was 108 ±68 vs 103 ±53 in the folic acid vs placebo group, respectively. The findings, therefore, should have a positive influence on preventing the inappropriate use of folic acid in acute diarrhoea, n Acute watery diarrhoea, children, folic acid
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1998.tb00916.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1998.tb00916.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9846910
AN - SCOPUS:0031790448
SN - 0803-5253
VL - 87
SP - 1113
EP - 1115
JO - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
JF - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
IS - 11
ER -
