title: [Clinical study on treatment of infantile rotaviral enteritis with Psidium guajava L].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of olium Psidium guajava (PG) in treating infantile rotaviral enteritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-two patients of rotaviral enteritis were randomly divided into the treated group treated with PG and the control group treated with Gegen Qinlian decoction. The time for ceasing diarrhea, the content of Na+ in blood, the content of Na+ and glucose in stool, and the rate of negative conversion of human rotavirus (HRV) antigen were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of recovery in 3 days of the treated group was 87.1%, significantly higher than that of the control group (58.1%, P < 0.05). The time of ceasing diarrhea of the treated group (25.1 +/- 9.5 hr) was significantly shorter than that of the control group (38.7 +/- 15.2 hr, P < 0.01). The content of Na+ and glucose in stool was reduced obviously in the treated group, while the reduction in the control group was insignificant, the treated group was superior to the control group significantly (P < 0.05). The rate of negative conversion of HRV in feces of the treated group was 87.1%, significantly better than that of the control (58.1%, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The treatment with PG has good curative effect on infantile rotaviral enteritis.
authors.affiliation: Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D031647:Psidium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal