Stools are watery and often foul-smelling.
Gross blood or mucus is usually absent—their presence more often suggests a bacterial pathogen.
Diarrhea usually lasts 3 to 8 days.
Stool frequ...
Antimotility agents are generally avoided for all forms of infectious diarrhea in children.
Several studies suggest that supplementation with a specific probiotic strain, Lactobacil...
Hypernatremia and metabolic acidosis occur more often with rotavirus gastroenteritis than other forms of viral gastroenteritis and may become severe enough to require intensi...
Bernstein DI. Rotavirus overview. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009;28(Suppl 3):S50–S53. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Cox E, Christenson JC. Rotavirus. Pediatr Rev. 2012;33(1...
186150001 Enteritis due to rotavirus (disorder)
359662008 rotavirus infection of children (disorder)
Q: How long are children contagious following rotavirus infections?
A: In most children, rotavirus shedding ceases within 7 days of the diarrhea resolving. However, asymptomatic shedding can persis...
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Figure 254.1. Rotavirus particles observed by negative-stain electron microscopy in a stool suspension of a child with diarrhea. (Courtesy of Dr. W. D. Cubitt, Institute of Child Health, London.)
Figure 254.1. Rotavirus particles observed by negative-stain electron microscopy in a stool suspension of a child with diarrhea. (Courtesy...