Acute gastroenteritis in children--aetiology and comparison of two modes of treatment

Ann Acad Med Singap. 1989 Jan;18(1):40-2.

Abstract

287 patients with Acute Gastroenteritis were studied. Rotavirus accounted for 29.7% and bacterial aetiology for 9.3% of the cases. In the early infant age group (0-6 months), bacterial aetiology (28.8%) was commoner than Rotavirus aetiology (7.7%). In the older age groups, Rotavirus was more common than bacteria as a cause for Gastroenteritis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Child, Preschool
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / etiology
  • Gastroenteritis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Milk*
  • Parenteral Nutrition*
  • Plant Oils*
  • Rotavirus Infections
  • Salmonella Infections
  • Soybean Oil*

Substances

  • Plant Oils
  • Soybean Oil