M.K. BEKHTEREVA, I.V. RAZDYAKONOVA, S.G. SEMENOVA

Scientific-Research Institute for Children’s Infections of the Federal Medical-Biologic Agency, 9 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197022

Bekhtereva M.K. ― Cand. Med. Sc., Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases in Children, tel. (812) 346-21-92

Razdyakonova I.V. ― Cand. Med. Sc., Head of the Department of Enteric Infections, tel. (812) 346-21-92

Semenova S.G. ― infectionist, tel. (812) 346-21-92

The article views the dehydration syndrome during acute infectious diarrhea in children. Approaches to the syndrome correction by oral rehydration are described. The efficiency of hyposmolar solutions is demonstrated.

Key words: infectious diarrhea, children, acute enteric infections, dehydration syndrome, rehydration, treatment.