Diarrhea, Community-Acquired, Persistent/Chronic

Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D., Nick Gilpin, D.O.
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PATHOGENS

  • Giardia lamblia
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Salmonella species
  • Shigella species
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC): also known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
  • Other pathogenic Escherichia coli: enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic, enteroinvasive, and enteroaggregative
  • Other infectious causes include: Aeromonas species, Plesiomonas species, Cryptosporidium parvum, Microsporidia, Yersinia species, Vibrio species, Bacteroides fragilis, Clostridium perfringens, Rotavirus, Norovirus/Calicivirus, Enteric adenovirus, Astrovirus, small round viruses, Coronavirus, Herpes simplex virus, and Cytomegalovirus, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Isospora belli, and Strongyloides stercoralis.

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PATHOGENS

  • Giardia lamblia
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Salmonella species
  • Shigella species
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC): also known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
  • Other pathogenic Escherichia coli: enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic, enteroinvasive, and enteroaggregative
  • Other infectious causes include: Aeromonas species, Plesiomonas species, Cryptosporidium parvum, Microsporidia, Yersinia species, Vibrio species, Bacteroides fragilis, Clostridium perfringens, Rotavirus, Norovirus/Calicivirus, Enteric adenovirus, Astrovirus, small round viruses, Coronavirus, Herpes simplex virus, and Cytomegalovirus, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Isospora belli, and Strongyloides stercoralis.

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