Intestinal Disorders News

Looking at certain diagnostic markers, such as age, abnormal X-ray findings and gastrointestinal events, may help determine whether a child has intussusception, according to results of a study published online.

Children who had recently received fluoroquinolones or nonquinolone antibiotics, solid organ transplants or had a gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube were at an elevated risk of having Clostridium difficile infection, according to a study published online.

Hospitals varied greatly in treatment approaches toward children with acute gastroenteritis and dehydration, and use of intravenous rehydration was not associated with a reduced need for follow-up care in these children, according to a study recently published online.

Children who had acute gastroenteritis at the time of their first seizure were less likely to have a seizure recurrence and had few neurological complications, according to researchers from Seattle Children’s Research Institute, the CDC and the University of Washington.

Children with irritable bowel syndrome who received Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG experienced significant reductions in the frequency and severity of abdominal pain, according to researchers from the University of Bari in Italy.

Strains of bacteria that dominate infants’ digestive tracts enable them to digest and utilize nutritional components of milk more efficiently than adults.

NEW YORK — Choosing an antibiotic with a narrow spectrum can help cut the risk of antibiotic-asociated diarrhea, according to a presentation during the 23rd Annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium held here recently.

VANCOUVER — African dwarf frogs were found to be the cause of the first multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in children, according to results from a matched case-control study presented by Shauna L. Metee, RN, MSN, MPH.

VANCOUVER — Children recently exposed to antibiotics and immunocompromised conditions are at increased risk for C. difficile infection, according to new findings from a nested, case-controlled study in children aged younger than 18 years.

More than 75% of telephone interviewees completed a survey regarding a norovirus outbreak in Oregon vs. less than 65% of Internet interviewees, according to study results.