[Infectious enteritis].

Abstract

Infectious diarrhea belongs to the most frequent infections worldwide and can be elicited by a wide array of microbial pathogens. In developed countries transmission occurs much more frequently from contaminated food as compared to direct person-to-person contact, except for enteric viruses which can also be transmitted by aerosol formation after vomiting. In Germany, more than 90% of cases are caused by the four pathogens Norovirus, Rotavirus, Campylobacter and Salmonella. Therapy of infectious diarrhea is mainly supportive. In cases with a severe or prolonged course, signs of inflammation, bloody stool, immunosuppression, comorbidity and in suspected outbreaks, fecal microbial analysis should be performed and a specific therapy should be considered if indicated.

• Authors: H-J Epple, M Zeitz
• Journal: Der Internist (Internist (Berl)) Vol. 52 Issue 9 Pg. 1038, 1040-4, 1046 (Sep 2011) ISSN: 1432-1289 [Electronic] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Enteritis infectiosa.
• PMID: 21847579 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Bacterial Infections (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, therapy)
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Disease Outbreaks
• Dysentery (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, therapy)
• Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
• Epidemics
• Escherichia coli Infections (diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy, transmission)
• Feces (microbiology, parasitology, virology)
• Fluid Therapy
• Gastroenteritis (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, therapy)
• Germany
• Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
• Humans
• Incidence
• Protozoan Infections (diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy, transmission)