Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
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Gastroenteritis syndromes<br />
• Emesis and diarrhea<br />
• 80% food related or oralfecal (<strong>in</strong>fants)<br />
• Secondary transmission; carrier of<br />
• <strong>in</strong>fective particles for 2 weeks<br />
• Prognosis worse <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>fants and elderly<br />
• Cultures if publichealth concerns<br />
• (E coli; salmonella; shigella, plus<br />
• hepatitis A)<br />
• test<strong>in</strong>g for research or epidemiology<br />
• Serology for persons with asymptomatic disease