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[Preprint]. 2024 Apr 4:2024.04.03.24305279.
doi: 10.1101/2024.04.03.24305279.

Etiologies of bloody diarrhea in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis to US emergency departments

Paola Fonseca-Romero  1   2 , Sharia M Ahmed  2 , Ben J Brintz  2 , D Matthew Vierkant  2 , Jennifer Dien Bard  3 , Daniel M Cohen  4 , Ara Festekjian  3 , Amy L Leber  4 , Jami T Jackson  5 , Neena Kanwar  5 , Chari Larsen  6 , Rangaraj Selvarangan  5 , Kimberle C Chapin  7   8 , Andrew T Pavia  2   6 ; IMPACT study investigators
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Etiologies of bloody diarrhea in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis to US emergency departments

Paola Fonseca-Romero et al. medRxiv. .

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Abstract

Among 111 children presenting with bloody diarrhea in a multicenter study of molecular testing in US emergency departments, we found viral pathogens in 18%, bacteria in 48%, protozoa in 2%, and no pathogens detected in 38%.

Keywords: Gastroenteritis; antibiotic; bloody diarrhea; multiplex panel; pediatric.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.L.L reports funding that goes to institution from BioMerieux, Cepheid and Diasorin. All other authors report no potential conflict of interest.

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