[Dehydration under one month of age. A review of 132 cases. Epidemiological, clinical and Bacteriological aspects (author's transl)].

132 cases of dehydration in children under one month of age with a hight proportion of hypertonic dehydration, relating usually to a hyperconcentrated diet, are analyzed, taking into consideration ecological, epidemiological, clinical, biochemical and bacteriological aspects. Decrease in maternal lactation and social hygienic situation were principal factors. Hyperthermia and diarrhoea, were the initial symptoms requiring medical attention, in hypertonic dehydration, being of little importance the neurological manifestations of considerabble incidence and serious posterior repercussion. Important metabolic alterations and the small proportion of positive cultures in feces are evident, relating to those of other authors.