title: Diarrhoea as a side effect of amoxycillin therapy.
abstract: The incidence of loose bowel actions in hospitalized children who were receiving amoxycillin mixture has been studied. A total of 293 patients were observed for the occurrence of loose bowel actions considered not to be due to their disease-state; some 19% of these patients suffered this side effect. The incidence was extremely high in the youngest children, but it diminished as age increased. A control group of patients showed a significantly lower (P less than 0.025) percentage incidence (7.4%) than children who were receiving amoxycillin mixture (18.8%). The dosage per kilogram of body weight per day was found to be unassociated with the incidence of diarrhoea in children below the age of two years; but above that age, children receiving higher doses of amoxycillin mixture were more likely to suffer this side effect than those receiving low doses.
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D000658:Amoxicillin