TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral Electrolyte Solutions for Infantile Diarrhea
AU - Santosham, Mathuram
AU - Jackson, Kenneth
AU - Bertrando, Robert
AU - Foster, Stephen
AU - Mcbride, Cris
AU - Black, Robert
PY - 1981/9/3
Y1 - 1981/9/3
N2 - To the Editor: In a letter in the May 14 issue,1 Dr. Walker states that fluids prescribed for ingestion during typical episodes of diarrhea in the United States should contain less than 17 mmol of sodium per liter, and that oral rehydration solutions containing 80 to 90 mmol of sodium per liter, similar to the solution recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), should only be administered under direct supervision (implying a hospital setting). We disagree with both these statements. We also disagree with the implication that solutions containing 80 to 90 mmol of sodium per liter have been used.
AB - To the Editor: In a letter in the May 14 issue,1 Dr. Walker states that fluids prescribed for ingestion during typical episodes of diarrhea in the United States should contain less than 17 mmol of sodium per liter, and that oral rehydration solutions containing 80 to 90 mmol of sodium per liter, similar to the solution recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), should only be administered under direct supervision (implying a hospital setting). We disagree with both these statements. We also disagree with the implication that solutions containing 80 to 90 mmol of sodium per liter have been used.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198109033051014
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198109033051014
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7254255
AN - SCOPUS:0019847951
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 305
SP - 581
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 10
ER -