Last reviewed: 7 Feb 2021
Last updated: 28 Apr 2020
Summary
Definition
History and exam
Risk factors
- exposure to contaminated food or water sources
- close contact with infected people
- poor hygiene
- extreme ages
- HIV infection
- organ transplantation
- chronic illness
Diagnostic investigations
Investigations to consider
- basic metabolic profile
- renal function
- stool rapid antigen testing
- stool reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or multiplex PCR
- stool viral culture
- stool electron microscopy
- stool for culture, ova, and parasites
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
Authors
Infectious Disease Specialist
Alabama Infectious Diseases Center
Huntsville
AL
Disclosures
AH declares that he has no competing interests.
Dr Ali Hassoun would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Kyle E. Brown, Dr Easwaran Variyam, Dr Robert Schiller, Dr Srikrishna Nagri, and Dr Sury Anand, the previous contributors to this topic.
Disclosures
KEB, EV, RS, SN, and SA declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Department of Infectious Diseases
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil
Disclosures
ARM declares that he has no competing interests.
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