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After upper respiratory tract infections, acute gastroenteritis is the most common illness in the United States. Most cases are brief and self-limited. However, the attack rate is estimated at 1.5–1.9 attacks per person per year and is ultimately responsible for 10,000 deaths per year nationally [1]. Viral organisms are the most common cause of infectious diarrhea; however, the bacterial pathogens , non-typhoidal , , , and account for the most severe episodes. Protozoal gastroenteritis caused by and is common in travelers and may cause intermittent symptoms.
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James, D. (2015). Diseases of the Small and Large Bowel. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_95-1
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