Treatment of acute diarrhoea : update of guidelines based on a critical interuni- versity assessment of medications and current practices
| Journal | Volume 66 - 2003 |
| Issue | Fasc.3 - Case series |
| Author(s) | D. Urbain, J. Belaiche, M. De Vos, R. Fiasse, M. Hiele, S. Huijghebaert, F. Jacobs, H. Malonne, P. Speelman, A. Van Gompel, A. Van Gossum, E. Van Wijngaerden |
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| (1) Department of Gastroenterology, Free University of Brussels (VUB) ; (2) Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center (CHU) Sart-Tilman, Liège ; (3) Department of Gastroenterology, Gent University (RUG) ; (4) Department of Gastroenterology, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Brussels ; (5) Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) ; (6) PhD. Pharm., Pharmaceutical Sciences Consultant, La Hulpe ; (7) Department of Infectious Diseases, Free University of Brussels (ULB) ; (8) Department of Pharmacology, Free University of Brussels (ULB) ; (9) Department of Infectious Diseases, AMC, Amsterdam (Netherlands) ; (10) Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp ; (11) Department of Gastroenterology, Free University of Brussels (ULB) ; (12) Department of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL). |
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Further to a thorough analysis of the problem of acute diar- rhoea and the therapeutic options, recommendations were defined following a multidisciplinary approach. These guidelines take into account the reality of frequent self-medication. They further differ as a function of age (children, primarily treated by ORS and for whom self-medication is not advised versus adults who can self- medicate), symptoms (uncomplicated diarrhoea versus dysentery) and location where the diarrhoea is contracted (at home or when travelling). (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2003, 66, 218-226). |
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