Gastrointestinal Conditions News

Norovirus is emerging as a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States, according to recently published data.

From 1998 to 2008, more than 80% of Salmonella outbreaks were attributed to eggs or poultry and more than 50% of outbreaks were attributed to plant commodities, according to study results published recently.

Between June 2012 and April 2013, nearly 150 cases of Salmonella infection were reported from multiple states, according to a CDC report.

European children with HIV/HCV coinfection often have poor outcomes from HCV therapy, according to results presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Female teenagers are more likely to be admitted to the hospital with chronic pain, especially related to gastrointestinal or psychiatric conditions, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.

After an early decrease, the rate of necrotizing enterocolitis has increased in Sweden since the late 1980s, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.

Careful counseling and optimal use of preventive vaccines and chemoprophylaxis should be provided for parents before traveling to developing countries with young children, according to study findings published in Clinical Pediatrics.

The National Park Service recently issued an alert about norovirus to visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks after more than 150 employees and visitors reported gastrointestinal illness.

Campylobacter concisus infection in children is associated with more prolonged diarrhea; however, there is a milder course of acute gastroenteritis compared with C. jejuni/C. coli infection, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

As of June 18, a hepatitis A virus outbreak, potentially associated with a frozen food blend has infected 118 people across eight states, according to the FDA.