Efficacy of Oral Hyposmolar Glucose-based and Rice-based Oral Rehydration Salt Solutions in the Treatment of Cholera in Adults

Background: Recent animal experiments and clinical trials have shown that both osmolarity and rice as the organic components are important factors for net intestinal absorption of an oral rehydration salt solution. Methods: In a controlled clinical trial 123 male adult patients with severe cholera,...

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