Outcome of patients in subgroups positive or negative for rotavirus, median (min-max) or mean (95% confidence interval)
| Rotavirus positive (n=40) | Rotavirus negative (n=21) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypotonic ORS | Standard ORS | Hypotonic ORS | Standard ORS | ||||
| Median number of diarrhoeal stools in hospital | 8.0 (5 to 38) | 15.0 (2 to 79) | 9.5 (2 to 52) | 13.0 (1 to 20) | |||
| Mean consumption of ORS during maintenance therapy (ml/kg) | 76.6 (51.7 to 102) | 115 (91.1 to 140)4-150 | 71.7 (40.4 to 103) | 69.7 (50.8 to 88.7) | |||
↵4-150 p = 0.038, two tailed Student’s t test; ORS = oral rehydration solution.