| Standard ORS | Hypo-osmolar ORS |
Characteristics |
(n = 32)
|
(n = 32)
|
Age (mth), mean (SD) | 22.5 (15.6) | 17.3 (9.7) |
Weight on admission (kg), mean (SD) | 5.8 (1.6) | 5.7 (1.7) |
Weight for age, no. (%) | | |
60–69% | 1 (3) | 2 (6) |
<60% | 31 (97) | 30 (94) |
Duration of diarrhoea before admission (days), mean (SD) | 22 (8.0) | 21.3 (8.2) |
Stool frequency/day, mean (SD) | 13 (4) | 15 (3) |
Vomiting, no. (%) | 9 (28) | 8 (25) |
Degree of dehydration | | |
“Some” dehydration, no. (%) | 32 (100) | 32 (100) |
Serum sodium (mmol/l), mean (SD) | 129.7 (3.1) | 130.0 (3.3) |
Serum potassium (mmol/l), mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.3) | 3.1 (0.3) |
% weight loss, mean (SD) | 6.3 (2.1) | 6.1 (2.2) |
Enteropathogens, no. (%) | | |
EnteropathogenicE coli
| 8 (25) | 7 (22) |
Rotavirus | 7 (22) | 8 (25) |
Vibrio cholerae
| 3 (9) | 2 (6) |
Shigella flexneri
| 2 (6) | 2 (6) |
Salmonella typhimurium
| 2 (6) | 1 (3) |
Giardia lamblia
| 2 (6) | 2 (6) |
Aeromonus sp. | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
Klebsiella
| 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
Mixed pathogens | 4 (13) | 5 (16) |
No pathogens | 2 (6) | 3 (9) |