Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.
1999 Nov;6(2):203-209. 10.14776/kjpid.1999.6.2.203.
The Effectiveness of Antibiotics in Acute Diarrhea of Children
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Sun General Hospital, Korea. eunju@sunhospital.com
- KMID: 2440258
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.1999.6.2.203
Abstract
- The beneficial effects of antibiotics in acute diarrhea of children were analysed to assess their effectiveness since many physicians use them to treat acute diarrhea. Searching 124 charts of patients admitted from August 1996 to July 1997, they were divided into two groups, an antibiotic negative (N) group of 28 patients and a positive (P) group of 96 patients. The admission period was significantly shorter in N group than P group (p=0.0057). Duration of fever and diarrhea were also shorter in N group (p=0.0328 and 0.0184 respectively). Although it not statistically significant, duration of vomit and frequency of ciaπheal episodes per day were lower in N group (p=0.7091 and 0.061, respectively). Age, sex, duration of diarrhea before the admission and CRP collected on the day of admission were not statistically different between the two groups (p=0.5866, 0.093, 0.3502 and 0.2628 respectively).
