title: Acute infectious diarrhea.
abstract: This review deals with the epidemiology of acute infectious diarrhea mainly with regard to third world countries. It also reports on advances in modern case management, oral rehydration, antibiotic therapy and problems of host resistance and transmission.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Kantonsspital, University of Basel, Liestal, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gyr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant