Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Diarrhea, Community-Acquired, Persistent/Chronic
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, Mycobacterium avium complex and Strongyloides stercoralis.
- Unusual Causes: Neiserria gonorrhea, Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis (Including LGV serovars), and Tropheryma whipplei
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Last updated: January 23, 2023
Citation
DeMarco, Carmen, and Christopher F Carpenter. "Diarrhea, Community-Acquired, Persistent/Chronic." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540166/3.1/Diarrhea_Community_Acquired_Persistent_Chronic.
DeMarco C, Carpenter CF. Diarrhea, Community-Acquired, Persistent/Chronic. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540166/3.1/Diarrhea_Community_Acquired_Persistent_Chronic. Accessed November 3, 2025.
DeMarco, C., & Carpenter, C. F. (2023). Diarrhea, Community-Acquired, Persistent/Chronic. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540166/3.1/Diarrhea_Community_Acquired_Persistent_Chronic
DeMarco C, Carpenter CF. Diarrhea, Community-Acquired, Persistent/Chronic [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540166/3.1/Diarrhea_Community_Acquired_Persistent_Chronic.
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