Gastroenteritis, including viral gastroenteritis, is a major cause of death among children under 5 years of age in resource-limited settings. [35,36,37,38] In the face of over a million pediatric ...
On July 28, BioFire sponsored a webinar titled “The Clinical IMPACT of the FilmArray GI Panel.” The webinar featured Kimberle Chapin, MD, DABMM, FCAP, Director of Microbiology and ID Molecular ...
The stomach flu, also known as a stomach bug, is clinically known as viral or infectious gastroenteritis. Despite its popular nickname, this type of gastroenteritis isn’t caused by the influenza or ...
Astroviruses are a group of viruses that often cause the stomach flu in humans. They most often infect young children, babies, and adults over 65. Astroviruses are a group of viruses that most often ...
As-needed ondansetron reduced the risk of recurrence when given to children after an emergency department visit for acute gastroenteritis-associated vomiting. Moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis ...
Midabdominal pain is pain that occurs in the middle of the torso. Many conditions can cause it, including Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, gastroenteritis, and small bowel obstruction. Abdominal pains ...
The collected evidence in two current systematic reviews suggest that ondansetron may induce vomiting in AGE. [22,23] DeCamp et al. found that ondansetron effectively reduced further emesis, the need ...