title: Treatment of gastroenteritis in children.
abstract: Mortality and morbidity in gastroenteritis in children is the result of fluid loss, acid-base and electrolyte imbalance. Hence therapy should be aimed at preventing or correcting this imbalance. The use of intestinal antibiotics to treat the condition should not be a routine, but parenteral antibiotic therapy in the presence of septicaemia is mandatory.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000188:drug therapy; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000930:Antidiarrheals