Evidence summaries for topics of high priority in health care in affected regions.

Prevention of diarrhoea

In areas where diarrhoeal disease is common, do interventions that aim to improve the quality of drinking water prevent diarrhoea? (PDF document 0.14 MB)

Rotavirus vaccine for preventing diarrhoea (PDF document 0.40 MB)

Treatment of diarrhoea

Is it better to use oral or intravenous rehydration in children with dehydration due to gastroenteritis? (PDF document 0.14 MB)

Reduced osmolarity oral rehydration solution for treating dehydration caused by acute diarrhoea in children (PDF document 0.20 MB)

Probiotics for treating infectious diarrhoea (PDF document 0.22 MB)



Information on this topic is also available from Clinical Evidence; click here for information on acute diarrhoea in adults, gastroenteritis in children and amoebic dysentery.

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