A cute diarrhea is remains a major problem of morbidity and mortality in the most de veloping countries. According to the Sensus Kesehatan Rumah Tangga (SKRT) in year of 2002, the cumulative incidence of acute diarrhea in Indonesia was 127.8% or 1.3 episode/children below 5 year old per year. In Bali, the incidence of acute diarrhea in the children below 5 year old was 62.1%. 1,2The most frequent etiology of acute diarrhea is viral, bacterial, parasite, and fungal infections. Virus is the most frequent etiology, in which 30-60% caused by rotavirus, especially in infants and children <2 years. Many risk factors can influence duration and severity of diarrhea. Internal risk factors are age, nutritional status, and the type of nutrition, meanwhile the external risk factors are the etiology of diarrhea, breastfeeding, and the accompanying diseases. 3-5
ABSTRACTBackground WHO standard treatment for acute diarrhea remains
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