Question
Can an 8-month-old baby with diarrhea be treated with antibiotics?
Answer
Toxic colitis has no specific treatment, and the main treatment involves dietary therapy and supportive care, without the need for antibiotics. Acute enteritis caused by non-invasive bacteria is often self-limiting, and can be cured with supportive therapy alone; some believe that the use of antibiotics has no significant impact on the course of the disease and can easily lead to antibiotic-resistant strains, prolonging the carrier state, but antibiotics are still recommended for newborns, infants, frail children with low immune function, and severe cases. Invasive bacterial enteritis generally requires antibiotic treatment. The commonly used antibiotics in clinical practice can be selected for use, and those with conditions can adjust according to the results of bacterial sensitivity testing.