Acute diarrheal infection is one of the leading causes of OPD visits and hospitalizations in India. Several therapeutics including antibiotic and non-antibiotic therapies have been used for the management of these common infectious diseases. The current article covers a quick guide to the diagnosis, management, prevention, and prophylaxis of Acute Diarrheal Infections .
Acute diarrheal infection is generally defined as the passage of a greater number of stools of decreased from the normal lasting <14 days. The clinical presentation of acute infectious diarrhea suggesting enteric involvement includes nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and cramps, bloating, flatulence, fever, a passage of bloody stools, tenesmus, and fecal urgency. Most commonly, Acute diarrheal infection is referred to as gastroenteritis , and some acute gastrointestinal infections may cause a vomiting predominant illness…
