Enterocolitis is the most common manifestation of...
Antimicrobial...
Symptoms of enterocolitis usually abate within 2 weeks of the onset of illness.
Shedding of the organism in stool can last >6 weeks after diagnosis.
For extraint...
Abdel-Haq NM, Asmar BI, Abuhammour WM, et al. Yersinia enterocolitica infection in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2000;19(10):954–958. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
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027.8 Other specified zoonotic bacterial diseases
005.89 Other bacterial food poisoning
A04.6 Enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica
A05.8 Other specified bacterial foodborne intoxicatio...
Q: How long is a child considered infectious with Y. enterocolitica?
A: Although the typical course of enterocolitis is ~14 days, shedding of the organism in the stool can last 6 weeks or longer. S...
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<bold><italic>Figure 15-20</bold> Mechanisms of bacterial enterocolitis.</bold> Diarrhea can be caused by (<bold>A</bold>) bacterial toxin formed in food before ingestion, (<bold>B</bold>) toxin formed in the intestinal tract after infection, or (<bold>C</bold>) direct invasion of infective organisms in the bowel wall.
<bold><italic>Figure 15-20</bold> Mechanisms of bacterial enterocolitis.</bold> Diarrhea can be caused by (<bol...