Zinc With Oral Rehydration Therapy Reduces Stool Output and Duration of Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

This study demonstrates a beneficial effect of zinc administered during acute diarrhea on stool output, diarrheal duration, and proportion of episodes lasting more than 7 days. The effects are large enough to merit routine use of zinc during acute diarrhea in developing countries.