Journal article
Viral Acute Gastroenteritis in Special Populations
Gastroenterology clinics of North America, Vol.50(2), pp.305-322
06/01/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.02.003
PMID: 34024443
Abstract
Viral acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is common and afflicts people of all ages. Nonviral causes of AGE are less common. Norovirus is a leading cause of sporadic cases and outbreaks of AGE across all ages. Universal rotavirus vaccination of infants has reduced frequency and severity of rotavirus AGE cases in children and indirectly reduced cases in older adults. Severe illness is more likely in persons at age extremes or with immunocompromising conditions. Viral causes of AGE can lead to protracted diarrheal illness in immunocompromised persons. Nucleic acid amplification tests are changing diagnostic testing algorithms.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Viral Acute Gastroenteritis in Special Populations
- Creators
- Jeffery L. Meier - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Gastroenterology clinics of North America, Vol.50(2), pp.305-322
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.02.003
- PMID
- 34024443
- ISSN
- 0889-8553
- eISSN
- 1558-1942
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- I01 BX004434 / United States Department of Veterans Affairs Merit award
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359589802771
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