Rotavirus infection: Optimal treatment and prevention
Which fluids should you avoid when treating patients’ gastroenteritis? Should nursing mothers continue to breastfeed? And what about the timing of the 2 vaccines and their administration with other vaccines? Read on.
For family physicians who do treat infants, offering RV vaccination makes sense. These oral vaccines are highly effective, safe, and easy to administer, and will prevent a great deal of worry and calls regarding infants who have a fever or diarrhea or are vomiting. Due to the costs of stocking all vaccines, private practitioners are wise to purchase vaccine loss insurance. Many insurance agencies provide a rider on office insurance policies to cover vaccine supplies.
CORRESPONDENCE
Donald B. Middleton, MD, UPMC St. Margaret, 815 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215; middletondb@upmc.edu
