TY - JOUR T1 - Can acetate replace bicarbonate in oral rehydration solution for infantile diarrhoea? JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 625 LP - 627 DO - 10.1136/adc.57.8.625 VL - 57 IS - 8 AU - F C Patra AU - D Mahalanabis AU - K N Jalan AU - A Sen AU - P Banerjee Y1 - 1982/08/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/57/8/625.abstract N2 - In a double-blind trial two groups of 20 infants and young children suffering from diarrhoeal dehydration and acidosis were successfully treated with an acetate and a bicarbonate containing oral rehydration solution. The former was found to be as effective as the latter and was equally acceptable to the patient. ER -