McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

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Current management of acute diarrheal infections in adults

Current management of acute diarrheal infections in adults

2018-12-05

Mark S. Riddle

From Polish Archives of Internal Medicine.

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A PDF of the full version of the article can be accessed free of charge through the website of Polish Archives of Internal Medicine.

Abstract

New guidelines on the management of acute diarrhea in adults were promulgated in 2016.

The aim of this review was to provide an overview of the context of acute diarrhea and how to generally approach a patient; to present some new areas in the field concerning diagnostics, particularly culture-independent testing, as well as some of the risks and benefits of treatment; and to discuss prevention, particularly in the traveler’s diarrhea setting.

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