Efficacy Observation of Cimetidine in the Treatment of Infantile Autumn Diarrhea / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To study the curative efficacy of cimetidine in the treatment of infantile autumn diarrhea. METHODS:173 cases of infantile autumn diarrhea were analyzed retrospectively. 69.9% of patients were enrolled in treatment group(n=121)and treated with cimetidine. 30.1% treated without cimetidine were enrolled in control group(n=52). The curative efficacy, average length of hospital stay of two groups were compared. RESULTS:The total response rate and average length of hospital stay were 95.0% and(3.24?1.36)d for treatment group vs. 61.5% and(5.07?1.38)d for control group respectively(P