Abstract

Known enteric pathogens were detected in 82% of adult patients who were hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis. We found that currently used culture-based methods may miss a substantial proportion of Campylobacter infections, and additional serological testing for Campylobacter should be considered. Viral infections emerged as an important cause of severe gastroenteritis in adults, and viral-bacterial co-infections in adults are probably underrecognized so far. The presence of coexisting medical conditions--but not the etiological agent--was a predictor for the duration of the hospital stay.

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MedicineCampylobacterEtiologyInternal medicineNorovirusRotavirusProspective cohort studyMedical microbiologySerologySalmonellaCohortEpidemiologyDiarrheaPediatricsImmunologyOutbreakVirologyAntibody

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2008
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Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
143-143
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87
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Andreas Jansen, Klaus Stark, Jan Kunkel et al. (2008). Aetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases , 8 (1) , 143-143. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-143

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10.1186/1471-2334-8-143