• BRIEF REPORT • Treatment of rotaviral gastroenteritis with Qiwei

AIM To observe the effects of Qiwei Baizhu Powder (QWBZP) on rotaviral gastroenteritis in children and in animal models. METHODS Enrolled patients were divided into two groups, and one group was treated with oral rehydration solution (ORS) and the other treat ed with oral liquid of QWBZP. Neonate mice were orally infected with 50 µL rotavirus suspension (4×108 PFU/mL) and treated with ORS or oral liquid of QWBZP, respectively. RESULTS Eighty-three cases of rotaviral gastroenteritis treated with QWBZP revealed a better efficacy than that treated with ORS (χ2 = 10.87, P<0.05). The contents of sodium and glucose as well as number of patients with positive human rotavirus antigen in stoo