Chronic and Persistent Diarrhea in Infants and Young Children: Status Statement
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37 VOLUME 48__JANUARY 17, 2011 Most acute diarrheal episodes subside by 7 days; few last up to 14 days. Persistent diarrhea and chronic diarrhea are defined when the duration of diarrhea lasts for more than two weeks. Etiology and management of prolonged diarrhea in western countries has changed significantly but there is little information available from India on this subject in the last two decades. A group of experts from Pediatric Gastroenterology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics met in Calicut, Kerala on 10th October 2009 and analyzed recent published literature on the subject from developing countries, identified the problems currently faced in management, and discussed possible solutions to them.
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Chronic and persistent diarrhea in infants and young children: status statement.
JUSTIFICATION Diarrhea that lasts for more than two weeks is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in infants and children. There is a need to update the information available on this subject in Indian context. PROCESS This review has analyzed the available published data on the subject with particular focus on developing countries. It has also outlined the current diagnostic and manageme...
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