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WGO Practice Guideline - Acute diarrhea

Title: Acute diarrhea - March 2008

Definition

Acute diarrhea is defined as an abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel, lasting less than 14 days.

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Further language versions of this Guideline will be available in June this year.

Review team

  • Prof. M. Farthing (Chair; United Kingdom)
  • Prof. G. Lindberg (Sweden)
  • Prof. P. Dite (Czech Republic)
  • Prof. I. Khalif (Russia)
  • Prof. E. Salazar-Lindo (Peru)
  • Prof. B.S. Ramakrishna (India)
  • Prof. K. Goh (Malaysia) Prof. A. Thomson (Canada)
  • Prof. A.G. Khan (Pakistan)

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