EXPERIENCE WITH ACTAPULGITE(R) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE DIARRHEA ININFANTS AND CHILDREN - A REVIEW OF PEDIATRIC STUDIES

Authors
ZELLER J BOUGNERES PF
Citation
J. Zeller et Pf. Bougneres, EXPERIENCE WITH ACTAPULGITE(R) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE DIARRHEA ININFANTS AND CHILDREN - A REVIEW OF PEDIATRIC STUDIES, Annales de pediatrie, 40(4), 1993, pp. 276-280
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Annales de pediatrie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00662097
Volume
40
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
276 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-2097(1993)40:4<276:EWAFTT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Epidemiological data on diarrhea due to Rotavirus are similar enough a cross different regions of the world to allow the pooling of clinical studies of Actapulgite for the treatment of acute diarrhea in infants and children in France and Africa. A total of 7 616 infants and childr en were entered into these open or placebo-controlled trials. Most pat ients were under two years of age, results of the analysis confirmed t he antidiarrheal efficacy and safety of Actapulgite.