The role of antibiotics in treating endemic infantile diarrhea caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli has not been determined. In a controlled study of 49 patients, one group received mecillinam ...

Gastroenteritis is a digestive tract illness. Most of the time, you can care for your sick toddler at home. Home remedies can help prevent dehydration. Share on Pinterest Karl Tapales/Getty Images ...

Norovirus infection can cause gastrointestinal symptoms, principally diarrhea and vomiting. The classic presentation of norovirus gastroenteritis is an acute onset of vomiting, abdominal cramps ...

Although infectious gastroenteritis usually resolves on its own, in some cases it can lead to severe consequences, chiefly through dehydration. Worldwide, 1.45 million people die from infectious ...

Gastroenteritis often does not require a diagnosis because the symptoms usually clear up without treatment. If symptoms persist, however, a stool sample may sent for analysis to help determine the ...

Between 1999 and 2007, gastroenteritis-related deaths, from stomach bugs that cause vomiting and diarrhea, increased from 7,000 annual deaths to more than 17,000 per year ...