Olanzapine for the Treatment of Breakthrough Vomiting in Children Receiving Moderate and High Emetogenic Chemotherapy.

The efficacy of olanzapine (mean dose 0.09 mg/kg/dose) was evaluated in 31 children 2-18 years of age, for chemotherapy induced breakthrough vomiting. Among 42 chemotherapy blocks with emesis, complete and partial responses were observed in 34 (80.

Rotavirus Diarrhea in Children Presenting to an Urban Hospital in Western Uttar Pradesh, India.

Objective: To determine the proportion and clinical profile of rotavirus associated diarrhea in children aged 6 months to 5 years.

Methods: Clinical details and stool samples were collected from 254 children aged between 6 months to 5 years presenting with acute diarrhea, irrespective of hydration status, to the outpatient department or emergency room of a hospital in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Results: Rotavirus accounted for 26.

Lactobacillus GG for treatment of acute childhood diarrhoea: an open labelled, randomized controlled trial.

Background & Objectives: Randomized controlled trials in developed countries have reported benefits of Lactobacillus GG (LGG) in the treatment of acute watery diarrhoea, but there is paucity of such data from India. The study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lactobacillus GG in the treatment of acute diarrhoea in children from a semi-urban city in north India.

Methods: In this open labelled, randomized controlled trial 2000 children with acute watery diarrhoea, aged between 6 months to 5 years visiting outpatient department and emergency room of a teaching hospital in north India were enrolled.