RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Can acetate replace bicarbonate in oral rehydration solution for infantile diarrhoea?
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 625
OP 627
DO 10.1136/adc.57.8.625
VO 57
IS 8
A1 F C Patra
A1 D Mahalanabis
A1 K N Jalan
A1 A Sen
A1 P Banerjee
YR 1982
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/57/8/625.abstract
AB 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.