IAP Guidelines 2006 on management of acute diarrhea.

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics National Task Force for framing Guidelines on the Management of Diarrhea in children convened a meeting at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences under the chairmanship of Professor MK Bhan in August 2003, to revise the guidelines for management of diarrhea in children. The focus of this review was oral rehydration solutions, zinc and probiotics in acute diarrhea, drug treatment of dysentery, and management of diarrhea in the young infant and severely malnourished subjects. Several important developments had been made in the field of management of diarrhea in children as a result of research done in India and globally. The objective of this meeting was to take follow-up steps to ensure that the benefits of new knowledge reach affected children in India and at the same time ensure that new products are not inappropriately used.