Results 21 to 30 of about 45,712 (190)

The role of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in distinguishing viral, bacterial, and parasitic acute gastroenteritis: A prospective study

Journal of Acute Disease
Objective: To investigate the diagnostic value of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, which has not been studied sufficiently to determine the cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide.
Furkan Yilmaz, Cemil Kavalci
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Norovirus infection in Serbia [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015
Background/Aim. Norovirus (NoV), formerly Norwalk-like virus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans of all ages. It is known that 90% of viral gastroenteritis and about 60-85% of all outbreaks of gastroenteritis, especially ...
Relić Tijana, Begović-Lazarević Ivana, Pavlović Nevenka, Ilić Nevenka, Kačarević Hranislav, Jovanović Dara, Kostić Gordana, Lazarević Ivana   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Gastroenteritis

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2013
Acute gastroenteritis is a common infectious disease syndrome, causing a combination of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. There are more than 350 million cases of acute gastroenteritis in the United States annually and 48 million of these cases are caused by foodborne bacteria.
openaire   +2 more sources

Acute gastroenteritis in children [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
Acute gastroenteritis accounts for millions of deaths each year in young children, mostly in developing communities. In developed countries it is a common reason for presentation to general practice or emergency departments and for admission to hospital.
openaire   +3 more sources

Prevalence of severe acute rotavirus gastroenteritis and intussusceptions in Ghanaian children under 5 years of age

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Vaccination is the most effective preventive strategy against rotavirus disease. Regional differences in prevalent rotavirus genotypes may affect vaccine efficacy.
Christabel C Enweronu-Laryea, Kwamena W.C. Sagoe, Hope Glover-Addy, Richard H Asmah, Julius A Mingle, George E Armah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute viral gastroenteritis

Preventive Medicine, 1974
Two virus-like particles have been found to be associated with acute viral gastroenteritis. One, a 270-nm parvovirus-like particle (the Norwalk agent), was visualized and recognized by immune electron microscopy in an infectious stool filtrate derived from a community outbreak of nonbacterial gastroenteritis.
openaire   +3 more sources

Acute gastroenteritis viruses

, 2010
• Acute diarrhea is the leading cause of morbidity and second commonest cause of mortality in children
Rodolfo E. Begue, Arturo S. Gastañaduy
openaire   +3 more sources

Rotavirus Quantification in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis

Intervirology, 2022
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Most intractable diarrheas are treated with antibiotics, irrespective of the causative agent. This study aimed to quantify rotavirus (RV) with TaqMan real-time PCR in fecal samples of children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in accordance with the program of reduction of drug resistance and use of ...
Galliano, Ilaria, Daprà, Valentina, Dini, Maddalena, Gavatorta, Martina, Sardo, Allegra, Lo Curcio, Giada, Bergallo, Massimiliano   +6 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Derivation of the Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis Risk Score to Predict Moderate‐to‐Severe Acute Gastroenteritis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2022
ABSTRACTObjectives:Although most acute gastroenteritis (AGE) episodes in children rapidly self‐resolve, some children go on to experience more significant and prolonged illness. We sought to develop a prognostic score to identify children at risk of experiencing moderate‐to‐severe disease after an index emergency department (ED) visit.Methods:Data were
Levine, Adam C, O’Connell, Karen J, Schnadower, David, VanBuren, T John M, Mahajan, Prashant, Hurley, Katrina F, Tarr, Phillip, Olsen, Cody S, Poonai, Naveen, Schuh, Suzanne, Powell, Elizabeth C, Farion, Ken J, Sapien, Robert E, Roskind, Cindy G, Rogers, Alexander J, Bhatt, Seema, Gouin, Serge, Vance, Cheryl, Freedman, Stephen B   +18 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Contemporary Approaches to the Treatment of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2020
Acute gastroenteritis is an infectious disease, often with viral etiology, which can include diarrhea (three or more loose or liquid stools in 24 hours) and the possible presence of vomiting and fever.
Artem A. Ivanov
doaj   +1 more source