ARLINGTON, Va. -- New culture-independent tests are much more sensitive than traditional diagnostic methods in detecting the cause of infectious diarrhea, a significant problem that leads to nearly ...

The 2024-2025 academic year for K-12 schools has begun amid the ongoing ninth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that is infecting some 1.3 million Americans daily. While all mitigation measures to protect ...

A qualitative study of the use of a clinical decision support tool in pediatric diarrhea identified the expectations of clinicians and the concerns of parents surrounding the tool’s use. “Clinical ...

The expert panel states that for the majority of patients with diarrhea, diagnostic testing is unnecessary. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued new guidelines for the ...

For as long as anybody can remember, doctors and nurses have suggested the BRAT diet for children suffering from diarrhea. But the diet--like the children its name connotes--should be given a time-out ...

Researchers from USC and Duke report that the persistent "know-do gap" - where clinicians know guidelines but practice differently - is the primary driver of antibiotic overprescribing for pediatric ...

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of infectious diarrhea have been updated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). New culture-independent tests are more sensitive than ...

AAP issues C. diff guidelines Increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile in hospitalized children prompts American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on screening and treatment. Due to high ...

New tests provide more detailed information about organisms associated with infectious diarrhea, but may require infectious disease expertise to interpret them. New culture-independent tests are much ...