Editing Rotavirus (section)

== Treatment and prognosis ==
Treatment of acute rotavirus infection is nonspecific and involves management of symptoms and, most importantly, [[management of dehydration]].<ref name="pmid18026034">{{cite journal|author=Diggle L|title=Rotavirus diarrhea and future prospects for prevention|journal=British Journal of Nursing|volume=16|issue=16|pages=970–974|year=2007|pmid=18026034|doi=10.12968/bjon.2007.16.16.27074}}</ref> If untreated, children can die from the resulting severe dehydration.<ref name="pmid12608880">{{cite journal|vauthors=Alam NH, Ashraf H |s2cid=26076784|title=Treatment of infectious diarrhea in children|journal=Paediatric Drugs|volume=5|issue=3|pages=151–165|year=2003|pmid=12608880|doi=10.2165/00128072-200305030-00002|doi-access=free}}</ref> Depending on the severity of diarrhoea, treatment consists of [[oral rehydration therapy]], during which the child is given extra water to drink that contains specific amounts of salt and sugar.<ref name="pmid8855579">{{cite journal |author=Sachdev HP |title=Oral rehydration therapy |journal=Journal of the Indian Medical Association |volume=94 |issue=8 |pages=298–305 |year=1996 |pmid=8855579}}</ref> In 2004, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF recommended the use of low-osmolarity [[Oral rehydration therapy|oral rehydration solution]] and [[zinc]] supplementation as a two-pronged treatment of acute diarrhoea.<ref name="WHO UNICEF">{{cite web|author=World Health Organization, UNICEF|title=Joint Statement: Clinical Management of Acute Diarrhoea|url=http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/WHO_FCH_CAH_04.7.pdf|access-date=3 May 2012}}</ref> Some infections are serious enough to warrant hospitalisation where fluids are given by [[intravenous therapy]] or [[nasogastric intubation]], and the child's [[electrolyte]]s and [[blood sugar]] are monitored.<ref name="pmid17901797">{{cite journal |vauthors=Patel MM, Tate JE, Selvarangan R, Daskalaki I, Jackson MA, Curns AT, Coffin S, Watson B, Hodinka R, Glass RI, Parashar UD |s2cid=10992309 |title=Routine laboratory testing data for surveillance of rotavirus hospitalizations to evaluate the impact of vaccination |journal=The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |volume=26 |issue=10 |pages=914–919 |year= 2007 |pmid=17901797 |doi=10.1097/INF.0b013e31812e52fd}}</ref> Rotavirus infections rarely cause other complications and for a well managed child the prognosis is excellent.<ref name="pmid17678424">{{cite journal |author=Ramig RF |s2cid=27763488 |title=Systemic rotavirus infection |journal=Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=591–612 |date=2007 |pmid=17678424 |doi=10.1586/14787210.5.4.591}}</ref> [[Probiotic]]s have been shown to reduce the duration of rotavirus diarrhoea,<ref name="pmid26644891">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ahmadi E, Alizadeh-Navaei R, Rezai MS |title=Efficacy of probiotic use in acute rotavirus diarrhea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=187–195 |year=2015 |pmid=26644891 |pmc=4649266 }}</ref> and according to the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology "effective interventions include administration of specific probiotics such as ''[[Lactobacillus rhamnosus]]'' or ''[[Saccharomyces boulardii]]'', [[diosmectite]] or [[racecadotril]]."<ref name="pmid24739189">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guarino A, Ashkenazi S, Gendrel D, Lo Vecchio A, Shamir R, Szajewska H |title=European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition/European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases evidence-based guidelines for the management of acute gastroenteritis in children in Europe: update 2014 |journal=Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=132–152 |year=2014 |pmid=24739189 |doi=10.1097/MPG.0000000000000375 |s2cid=4845135 |doi-access=free }}</ref>