title: Metronidazole for chronic diarrhoea in children.
abstract: A double blind prospective controlled trial of metronidazole was performed on children admitted to Goroka Hospital with diarrhoea for seven days or more. There was no significant difference in the duration of diarrhoea after treatment began between children given metronidazole (4.3 days) and those given placebo (4.1 days).
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010919:Placebos; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D008795:Metronidazole