COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFICIENCY OF ZINC INTEGRATION IN ACUTE DIARRHEA.
- Shahin Ali Dabour Prof.of Pediatric at Benha university.
- Yasser Mahmoud Esmail Prof.of clinical Pathology at Benha university.
- Effat Hussien Assar Lecturer of Pediatrics at Benha university.
- Mona Fawzy Abd Elmaksood Pediatrician at Benha fever Hospital.
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Objectives:- To assess the efficiency of different forms of zinc supplementation in comparison to ORS without zinc in treatment of acute diarrhea in children. Back ground:- Case control study of cases admitted at pediatric departmentat Benha Fever Hospital. Patient and methods:- This study was done on 100 of infant/ children with acute diarrhea aged 4- 48 months it divided into two groups, Study group which subdivided into two subgroups:group (1): 40 infants/children received zinc syrup (sulfozinc),group (2):40 infants/children received ORS with zinc(Rehydro- zinc sachets),.Control group(group(3): 20 infants/children received ORS (Hydrosafe sachets). Results:- Frequency of diarrhea significant low in study group vs control group(3± 0.47,3.4± 0.63vs5 ± 0.79) also duration of diarrhea significant low in study group in vs control group( 3.3 ±0.52,3.6 ± 0.49 vs 5 ± 0.6). Conclusion:- Supplementation of zinc useful for treatment acute diarrhea as it reduce duration , frequency of diarrhea in children /infant with acute diarrhea.
[Shahin Ali Dabour, Yasser Mahmoud Esmail, Effat Hussien Assar and Mona Fawzy Abd Elmaksood. (2016); COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFICIENCY OF ZINC INTEGRATION IN ACUTE DIARRHEA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 416-421] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
