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With diarrhea syndrome, the diet is built on the same principles as with other intestinal infections. In toxicosis with exsicosis, oral rehydration is performed, and in severe dehydration (grade II-III) - rehydration infusion therapy in combination with detoxification (a solution of 1.5% reamberin, isotonic, electrolyte solution with antihypoxic activity) and post-dandruff treatment.
From the means of etiotropic therapy, levomycetin or sodium succinate is used. They have a pronounced bacteriostatic effect on typhoid paratyphoid bacteria. Levomycetin is administered orally at a single dose of 0.01-0.02 g / kg for young children and 0.15-0.25 g / kg for preschool and school age children 4 times a day. Levomycetin is used throughout the febrile period and another 7-10 days after the establishment of normal body temperature. If levomycetin is ineffective, you can use ampicillin, bactrim, lidaprim. Ampicillin was the drug of choice, because when it is used in the treatment of typhoid fever, as a rule, there is no recurrence of the disease. Simultaneously with antibiotics prescribe probiotics (acipolum, etc.).