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Summary statistics were calculated for the overall study group and for each region. Between-region differences were assessed with \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> or <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-tests.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Data were collected for 800 patients (\u226518 years; mean \u00b1 SD age 37.0\u2009\u00b1\u200916.3 years; 56.4% female). The mean \u00b1 SD time between diarrhea onset and visiting a diarrhea clinic was 2.4\u2009\u00b1\u20091.6 days; this interval was significantly shorter in Beijing than Shaanxi (2.0\u2009\u00b1\u20091.4 vs 2.8\u2009\u00b1\u20091.8 days, respectively; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Overall, 31.4% of patients self-medicated before visiting the clinic, most commonly with antibiotics. Routine stool examinations were ordered for 70.6% of patients, vibrio cholera stool culture for 57.5%, but non-vibrio bacteria stool culture for only 11.4%. Only 61.6% of patients received fluid and electrolyte therapy: 28.3% oral rehydration solution (ORS) and 33.4% intravenous fluids (even though only 13.8% needed). Antibiotics were the most common drugs (60.8%) and the most common antibiotics were fluoroquinolones, followed by aminoglycosides. Totally 51.3% of patients received irrational antibiotic treatment (unnecessary for 47.9%; indicated but not prescribed for 3.4%). After antibiotics, the most commonly prescribed drugs were dioctahedral smectite (59.3%); For Shaanxi compared with Beijing, less individuals received ORS (7.8% vs 48.5%,respectively; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and more received intravenous fluids (46.3% vs 20.5%, respectively; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Significantly more of the patients in Shaanxi province were administered antibiotics (64.5% vs 57%, respectively; p\u2009=\u20090.03), and more received intravenous antibiotics than Beijing (49.0% vs 27.0%, respectively; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Adherence to both national guidelines and 2012 World Gastroenterology Organization guidelines for the management of acute diarrhea in adult was limited among tertiary hospital physicians. 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