WGO Graded Evidence: Acute Diarrhea in Adults

Level: Other Reading: 20 Abstracts

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  Rapid detection of diarrheagenic E. coli by real-time PCR.
C Bischoff, J Luthy, M Altwegg, F Baggi, J Microbiol Methods. 2005 Jun:335-41
  Zinc in the treatment of acute diarrhea: current status and assessment.
KM Hoque, HJ Binder, Gastroenterology. 2006 Jun:2201-5
  Is Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG effective in preventing the onset of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea: a systematic review.
JA Hawrelak, DL Whitten, SP Myers, Digestion. 2005:51-6
  Loperamide therapy for acute diarrhea in children: systematic review and meta-analysis.
ST Li, DC Grossman, P Cummings, PLoS Med. 2007 Mar 27:e98
  Meta-analysis: Lactobacillus GG for treating acute diarrhoea in children.
H Szajewska, A Skórka, M RuszczyDski, D Gieruszczak-BiaBek, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Apr 15:871-81
  Rotavirus vaccines: an update.
PH Dennehy, Curr Opin Pediatr. 2005 Feb:88-92
Supplementary evidence:
  Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea.
NM Thielman, RL Guerrant, N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 1:38-47
  Cost-effectiveness of zinc as adjunct therapy for acute childhood diarrhoea in developing countries.
B Robberstad, T Strand, RE Black, H Sommerfelt, Bull World Health Organ. 2004 Jul:523-31
  Diagnosis and treatment of acute diarrhea
F Rockmann, MMW Fortschr Med. 2004 May 6:49-51
  Diet and drug treatment of acute infant diarrhea
P le Touzé, Servir. 2004 May-Jun:151-5
  Effect of glutamine supplementation on diarrhea, interleukin-8 and secretory immunoglobulin A in children with acute diarrhea.
SS Yal&ccedilin, K Yurdak&oeig;k, I Tezcan, L Oner, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004 May:494-501
  Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis-associated diarrhea in children 0-2 years of age in rural Bangladesh.
P Pathela, KZ Hasan, E Roy, K Alam, F Huq, AK Siddique, RB Sack, J Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 15:1245-52
  Etiology of acute diarrhea in adults in southwestern Nigeria.
A Kebede, AM Polderman, J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Aug:3909; author reply 3909-10
  IAP Guidelines 2006 on management of acute diarrhea.
S Bhatnagar, R Lodha, P Choudhury, HP Sachdev, N Shah, S Narayan, N Wadhwa, P Makhija, K Kunnekel, D Ugra, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Indian Pediatr. 2007 May:380-9
  Multicenter, double-blind, randomized comparison of wood creosote, the principal active ingredient of Seirogan, an herbal antidiarrheal medication, and loperamide in adults with acute nonspecific diar
T Kuge, T Shibata, MS Willett, Clin Ther. 2004 Oct:1644-51
  Recombinant human lactoferrin treatment for global health issues: iron deficiency and acute diarrhea.
DR Bethell, J Huang, Biometals. 2004 Jun:337-42
  Rotavirus infection in children with acute diarrhea as detected by latex agglutination, ELISA and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
M Altindis, S Yavru, A Simsek, A Ozkul, A Ceri, H Koc, Indian Pediatr. 2004 Jun:590-4
  Setting priorities on the prevention of acute diarrhoea.
M Van Caillie-Bertrand, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004 Mar:242-3
  Systematic review: racecadotril in the treatment of acute diarrhoea in children.
H Szajewska, M RuszczyDski, A Chmielewska, J Wieczorek, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Sep 15:807-13
  Treatment of acute diarrhea: prescription patterns by private practice pediatricians
S Uhlen, F Toursel, F Gottrand, Association fran&ccedilaise de pédiatrie ambulatoire, Arch Pediatr. 2004 Aug:903-7