Pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in developing countries like India utilizes significant health care resources. Many studies have highlighted the rapid growth of gastrointestinal diseases in Asian populations during the past two decades. The current article highlights the commonly used Antimicrobials Used in pediatric GI Diseases. They are described as follows: - Dysentery: Dysentery is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Providing an effective antimicrobial therapy is important especially for reducing the prevalence of Shigella and other organisms causing dysentery in children.
The antimicrobials used in dysentery along are given below: For in patients- Inj. Ceftriaxone (100mg/kg) for 5-7 days. For OPD cases Cefixime (8mg/kg/day BD) Or Azithromycin 10-20 mg/ kg (ceiling dose of 1 gm) for 5 days. If the response is not obtained even…
