Hospitals varied greatly in treatment approaches toward children with acute gastroenteritis and dehydration, and use of intravenous rehydration was not associated with a reduced need for follow-up ...

Hospitals that admit more children with acute gastroenteritis appear more likely to follow recommended guidelines for treatment than those that admit fewer children with the condition, according to a ...

A standardized treatment plan for acute viral gastroenteritis (AGE) can reduce both treatment time and unnecessary resource utilization, according to a poster presented virtually by Brent A Johnstone, ...

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 ...

These recent studies reveal the potential benefits of ondansetron, when administered as both oral and iv. agents, to children with AGE complicated by vomiting. Studies have focused on the impact of ...

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 ...

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks frequently occur in schools and child care facilities, and most outbreaks spread via person-to-person transmission, according to a study published online Oct. 24 ...

Most people erroneously call it “stomach flu” and think of it as an unpleasant nuisance, but the vomiting and diarrhea caused by inflammation of the stomach and intestines — gastroenteritis – can be ...

Most children seeking emergency department (ED) care due to vomiting are discharged home. Although they usually feel better when they leave the ED, the vomiting recurs in nearly one-third of children.

Like most people, I have long believed that probiotics are good for me based solely on Jamie Lee Curtis’ endorsement of Activia yogurt. But what, if anything, do probiotics really do for us?