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Acute 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).

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