title: [Effect of a new amino acid solution in the oral hydration of nursing infants with acute diarrhea. A prospective study].
abstract: Thirty-two one- to 12-month-old male infants with diarrheal dehydration treated with either the oral rehydration solution recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), or the same solution modified by the addition of glycerine (60 mmol/L) and glycil-glycine (30 mmol/L), with a total osmolality of 379 mOsm/kg. The patients belonging to the latter group exhibited greater stool losses (10.3 +/- 8.3 vs 8.0 +/- 6.4 mL/kg/hour) and a greater urine volume (10.4 +/- 14.2 vs 4.6 +/- 4.0 mL/kg/6 hours), during the first four to six hours of the rehydration period. The results of this study show, that in contrast with those of other series, the addition of glycine and glycil-glycine to the WHO solution, at the concentrations used in the study, produces greater fecal water losses in children with dehydration due to acute diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hidratación Oral, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Velásquez-Jones
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mota-Hernández
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015532:Rehydration Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D015532:Rehydration Solutions
vernacular_title: Efecto de una nueva solución con aminoácidos en la hidratación oral de lactantes con diarrea aguda. Un estudio prospectivo.