Open AccessAcute Infectious Gastroenteritis in Infancy and Childhood
Author(s) -
Carsten Posovszky,
Stephan Buderus,
Martin Claßen,
Burkhard Lawrenz,
KlausMichael Keller,
Sibylle Koletzko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0615
Subject(s) - medicine , rotavirus , oral rehydration therapy , diarrhea , vomiting , intravenous therapy , pediatrics , norovirus , acute gastroenteritis , intravenous fluid , ambulatory , intensive care medicine , emergency department , dehydration , surgery , population , outbreak , health services , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , virology , psychiatry
Despite the introduction of vaccination against rotavirus, and even though it can often be treated on an outpatient basis, acute infectious gastroenteritis is nevertheless the second most common non-traumatic cause of emergency hospitaliza - tion in children aged 1 to 5 years, accounting for approximately 9% of cases (39 410 cases in 2017). The most common path - ogens are viruses (47% rotavirus, 29% norovirus, and 14% adenovirus).