Principles of diet therapy for pediatric patients with acute intestinal infections

S.G. Gorbunov, T.A. Kovtun

1) Research Clinical Institute of Childhood, Moscow, Russia; 2) Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia; 3) Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia

The article discusses the current possibilities of therapeutic nutrition for children with acute intestinal infections. The authors outline the fundamental approaches to diet therapy, the regimen and nature of nutrition depending on the age of the patient, the pathogenetic mechanism of the development of the disease and the severity of its clinical manifestations. Particular attention is paid to probiotic products that can have a positive effect on the body of a child with acute intestinal infection, both in the acute period and at the rehabilitation stage.

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Corresponding author: Sergey G. Gorbunov, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Head of the Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Research Clinical Institute of Childhood (Moscow); Professor, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia; gsgsg70@mail.ru

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