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. 2024 Nov 27;11(12):ofae692.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae692. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Etiologies of Bloody Diarrhea in Children Presenting With Acute Gastroenteritis to US Emergency Departments

Paola Fonseca-Romero  1   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 , Sharia M Ahmed  2 , Daniel T Leung  1   2 ; 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. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We used molecular testing to examine the causes of bloody diarrhea in a multicenter study of pediatric gastroenteritis. Pathogens typically associated with bloody diarrhea were detected in less than half of cases, and inappropriate antibiotic use was common, supporting the use of stool testing in patients with bloody diarrhea.

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

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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