Is there a real benefit to zinc and prebiotic fortified ORS in children under the age of 3 years?

Affiliations

Comment

Christa L Fischer Walker. Evid Based Nurs. 2011 Oct.

. 2011 Oct;14(4):113-4.

doi: 10.1136/ebn.2011-100084. Epub 2011 Aug 4.

¹ Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. cfischer@jhsph.edu

No abstract available

Comment on

Efficacy of a new hypotonic oral rehydration solution containing zinc and prebiotics in the treatment of childhood acute diarrhea: a randomized controlled trial.
Passariello A, Terrin G, De Marco G, Cecere G, Ruotolo S, Marino A, Cosenza L, Tardi M, Nocerino R, Berni Canani R. Passariello A, et al. J Pediatr. 2011 Feb;158(2):288-92.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.07.055. Epub 2010 Sep 9. J Pediatr. 2011. PMID: 20828714 Clinical Trial.