Open AccessRole of antimicrobials in the treatment of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute gastroenteritis - A mini review
Author(s) -
Omar Abbas Ahmed Malik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.332.11851
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , intensive care medicine , acute gastroenteritis , antibiotics , diarrhea , dysentery , antimicrobial , medical prescription , empiric therapy , adverse effect , pediatrics , alternative medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , psychiatry , pharmacology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Acute gastroenteritis is generally considered a self-limiting illness that does not require the use of antibiotics. However, many emergency departments in the country frequently prescribe antibiotics to patients presenting with diarrhoea. This review attempts to determine whether this practice is reasonable. Our objective was to determine the role of antimicrobials in the empiric management of acute gastroenteritis.