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Yes. It can be used for bacterial diarrhoea in kids. In fact, this can be only indication to use the ciprofloxacin in children. Drug must be stopped as soon as you get the relief. So that resistance to the drug do not develops. ( No course is indicated in diarrhoea.)

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