Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Diarrhoea

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for diarrhoea.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   Oral rehydration salt solution for treating cholera: ? 270 mOsm/L solutions vs ? 310 mOsm/L solutions
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cholera is caused by pathogenic bacteria ingested with contaminated food or water and is commonly found where sanitation measures are poor. It causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, which can lead to profound dehydration and potentially death. Oral rehyd...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions in Childhood
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for gastrointestinal conditions in childhood.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Oral immunoglobulin for the treatment of rotavirus diarrhea in low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rotavirus infection can cause significant problems including diarrhea in the newborn. This is particularly true in babies weighing less than 2500 g (low birth weight infants). Rotavirus infection is becoming more common in newborn babies and can spread ...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Early versus Delayed Refeeding for Children with Acute Diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many children in developing countries die from acute diarrhoea. Although it is usually caused by infectious viruses or bacteria, the exact organism is rarely known, as it is impractical to test for the organism. Treating the diarrhoea is thus standard t...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Oral zinc for treating diarrhoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In developing countries, millions of children suffer from severe diarrhoea every year. This is due to infection and malnutrition, and many die from dehydration due to the diarrhoea. Giving fluids by mouth (using an oral rehydration solution) has been sh...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhea may be a side effect of many commonly used antibiotics, and in some cases may be due to overgrowth of a bacterium called Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) in the colon after other bacteria have been killed. The seriousness of <...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Episodes of acute infectious diarrhoea remain a major disease burden throughout the world, especially in developing countries. They are due to infection by many different organisms. Most episodes are self-limiting and usually investigations are not done...
Title:   Probiotics for treating persistent diarrhoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Persistent diarrhoea is defined as a diarrhoeal episode that starts acutely but then lasts for 14 days or more, and it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years old in developing countries throughout the world. The ca...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Probiotics for the prevention of pediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) occurs when antibiotics disturb the natural balance of
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Prevention of diarrhoea in children with HIV infection or exposure to maternal HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhoea is a common cause of illness in children, especially in low and middle-income countries where it accounts for nearly 2.5 million deaths per year. Infants and children with HIV infection or maternal exposure through birth or breastfeeding to HI...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Interventions to improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhoea is a major cause of death and disease, especially among young children in low-income countries. Many of the microbial agents associated with diarrhoea are transmitted via the faecal-oral route and are associated with exposure to human faeces. ...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of diarrhoea in infants and young children, and the symptoms can range from non-severe illness, to hospitalization and death. Rotavirus infections cause over half a million deaths per year in children younger...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Polymer-based oral rehydration solution for treating acute watery diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute diarrhoea is a common cause of death and illness in developing countries. Oral rehydration solutions (ORS) have had a massive impact worldwide in reducing the number of deaths related to diarrhoea. Most ORS is in the form of a sugar-salt solutio...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Interventions for treating collagenous colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Budesonide is a corticosteroid drug that is rapidly metabolized by the liver thereby reducing corticosteroid-related side effects. This review demonstrates that budesonide is effective for treating chronic diarrhea associated with collagenous colitis ov...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhoea is a serious global public health problem, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization estimates that over three million episodes occur each year, with many people dying, especially children aged less ...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Antimotility agents for chronic diarrhoea in people with HIV/AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with HIV/AIDS often develop prolonged diarrhoea which are sometimes not caused by infections. This is more so in the sub-Saharan Africa where drugs for controlling HIV itself i.e. antiretroviral drugs (ARV) may not be widely available or affordab...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Rotavirus vaccine for preventing diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rotavirus diarrhoea causes illness and death in young children. The benefits of the vaccine were different depending on the type of vaccine. The reviewers are unable to make conclusive recommendations regarding the use of rotavirus vaccines.
Date:   Sep 2003
Title:   Reduced osmolarity oral rehydration solution for treating dehydration caused by acute diarrhoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Children with diarrhoea lose body water and sometimes become dehydrated. A solution of sugar and salt dissolved in water is widely used to treat dehydration caused by diarrhoea. This reviews shows that a solution of lower osmolarity than the current int...
Date:   Nov 2001
Title:   Antibiotic treatment for travellers' diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhoea is a common problem for travellers, particularly travellers going from developed to less developed nations. The illness is frequently caused by a bacterial infection. Although the illness is unlikely to result in death, diarrhoea can disrupt t...
Date:   May 2000
Title:   Antibiotics for treating salmonella gut infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotic treatment of salmonella infections aims to shorten illness and prevent serious complications. There are also concerns about increasing antibiotic drug resistance.

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