title: Clinical response to antibiotics among children with bloody diarrhea.
abstract: WHO recommends ciprofloxacin as the drug of choice for bloody diarrhea. We retrospectively analyzed antibiotic response in 100 children with bloody diarrhea admitted between 2006-2010. Cotrimoxazole (n=55) had higher chance of attaining improved appetite and normal activity in 48 h, hospitalization of <3d, blood disappearance in ≤5d and not requiring a second antibiotic compared to others (n=45). Older antimicrobials should be tried in all possible situations.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sreenivasan
authors.forename: Zinia T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Nujum
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Purushothaman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination