Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Yangon Children's Hospital

Acute Diarrhoea and Dysentery

Clinical Features

  • Poor feeding, vomiting and fever, followed by diarrhoea

  • Loose stools, often watery in consistency

  • Passage of blood and mucus may suggest bacterial gastroenteritis or dysentery

  • Other findings:

    • Abdominal pain
    • Fever
    • Convulsions
    • Lethargy
    • Dehydration
    • Rectal prolapse

Common Aetiology

Diagnosis

Treatment

Additional Information

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