PREVENTION OF ACUTE INTESTINAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

      It is impossible to overestimate the relevance of the problem of acute infectious diarrhea in children today. Widespread prevalence, high incidence, universal susceptibility - these are the main epidemiological points that explain the interest in acute intestinal infections (AEI) among researchers and practitioners. Moreover, the high frequency of moderate and severe forms of acute intestinal infections in children, the likelihood of a protracted course of the disease, the formation of post-infectious pathology of the gastrointestinal tract [1, 2] now complement from the clinical side the complex of problems that a pediatrician has to face almost every day. atru. And finally, even mild forms of diarrheal diseases significantly reduce the quality of life of the patient.