title: Acute gastroenteritis in children--aetiology and comparison of two modes of treatment.
abstract: 287 patients with Acute Gastroenteritis were studied. Rotavirus accounted for 29.7% and bacterial aetiology for 9.3% of the cases. In the early infant age group (0-6 months), bacterial aetiology (28.8%) was commoner than Rotavirus aetiology (7.7%). In the older age groups, Rotavirus was more common than bacteria as a cause for Gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010938:Plant Oils; D012400:Rotavirus Infections; D012480:Salmonella Infections; D013024:Soybean Oil
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D013024:Soybean Oil