Etiology and Risk Factors of Acute Gastroenteritis in a Taipei Emergency Department: Clinical Features for Bacterial Gastroenteritis

Etiology and Risk Factors of Acute Gastroenteritis in a Taipei Emergency Department: Clinical Features for Bacterial Gastroenteritis

Background: The causative pathogen is rarely identified in the emergency department (ED), since the results of cultures are usually unavailable. As a result, antimicrobial treatment may be overused. The aim of our study was to investigate the pathogens, risk factors of acute gastroenteritis, and pre...

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Main Author: Chao-Chih Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
acute gastroenteritis
fecal leukocytes
fecal occult blood
norovirus
salmonella
Giardia lamblia
receiver operating characteristic
C-reactive protein
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/26/4/26_JE20150061/_pdf

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