TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute infectious gastroenteritis in adults
T2 - Seven steps to management and prevention
AU - Townes, John M.
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - In caring for patients with acute gastroenteritis, the physician's primary task is to assess the severity of illness and to tailor fluid and electrolyte replacement and symptomatic therapy accordingly. Antibiotics are seldom indicated for acute gastroenteritis, and it is up to the physician to make a rational, informed choice about their use. Narrowing the considerations in differential diagnosis can help guide decision making about the need for diagnostic tests, specific therapy, and public health intervention.
AB - In caring for patients with acute gastroenteritis, the physician's primary task is to assess the severity of illness and to tailor fluid and electrolyte replacement and symptomatic therapy accordingly. Antibiotics are seldom indicated for acute gastroenteritis, and it is up to the physician to make a rational, informed choice about their use. Narrowing the considerations in differential diagnosis can help guide decision making about the need for diagnostic tests, specific therapy, and public health intervention.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2004.05.1509
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2004.05.1509
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15171074
AN - SCOPUS:2442505047
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 115
SP - 11
EP - 19
JO - Postgraduate medicine
JF - Postgraduate medicine
IS - 5
ER -