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Abbreviations

AROC area under receiver operating characteristic [curve]
BSS bismuth subsalicylate
BUN blood urea nitrogen
C. difficile Clostridium difficile
CI confidence interval
CRP C-reactive protein
CRT capillary refill time
DCRT digital capillary refill time
E. coli Escherichia coli
EL evidence level (level of evidence)
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESPGHAN European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
GDG Guideline Development Group
HPA Health Protection Agency
HUS haemolytic uraemic syndrome
IM intramuscular
iu international unit
IV intravenous
IVT intravenous fluid therapy
LR likelihood ratio
NCC-WCH National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health
NHS National Health Service
NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NPSA National Patient Safety Agency
OR odds ratio
ORS oral rehydration salt
ORT oral rehydration therapy
PSA probabilistic sensitivity analysis
QALY quality-adjusted life year
RCT randomised controlled trial
RIV rapid intravenous hydration
RNG rapid nasogastric hydration
ROC receiver operating characteristic
RR relative risk
SD standard deviation
SMD standardised mean difference
UK United Kingdom
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
USA United States of America
WHO World Health Organization
WMD weighted mean difference

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