title: [Infectious enteritis].
abstract: Infectious diarrhea belongs to the most frequent infections worldwide and can be elicited by a wide array of microbial pathogens. In developed countries transmission occurs much more frequently from contaminated food as compared to direct person-to-person contact, except for enteric viruses which can also be transmitted by aerosol formation after vomiting. In Germany, more than 90% of cases are caused by the four pathogens Norovirus, Rotavirus, Campylobacter and Salmonella. Therapy of infectious diarrhea is mainly supportive. In cases with a severe or prolonged course, signs of inflammation, bloody stool, immunosuppression, comorbidity and in suspected outbreaks, fecal microbial analysis should be performed and a specific therapy should be considered if indicated.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie, Rheumatologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Deutschland. hans-joerg.epple@charite.de
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Epple
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeitz
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004403:Dysentery / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; D058872:Epidemics; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005858:Germany; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission