Diarrhea

• Published in: Evidence‐Based Infectious Diseases pp. 98 - 114
• Main Authors: De Bruyn, Guy, Bouckenooghe, Alain
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Wiley‐Blackwell 28.08.2009
• Subjects: acute diarrhea in adults ‐ typically self‐limited; antidiarrheals ‐ nonspecific treatment with loperamide, loperamide oxide, diphenoxylate‐atropine, codeine; antisecretory agents; diarrhea; diarrhea during hospitalization ‐ infectious or noninfectious causes; diarrhea, syndrome readily recognized; Eschericia coli O157:H7 (EHEC) and shiga‐toxin‐producing E.coli strains ‐ and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); formulation of oral rehydration solution (ORS) ‐ tested in prospective studies; stool culture ‐ culture of fresh stool specimens, standard for determining etiologic diagnosis; time to clinical presentation ‐ varying with causative agent
• ISBN: 9781405170260; 1405170263
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444301601.ch8

This chapter contains sections titled: Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Glossary References