Do not routinely prescribe antibiotics to adults with gastroenteritis. Arrange treatment of confirmed microbial pathogens, if appropriate, following stool culture and sensitivity testing.

The onset, frequency, duration, and severity of symptoms. Risk factors for developing dehydration, current fluid intake (including breastfeeding in children), food intake, and urinary …

This article mainly focuses on the assessment of the severity of acute gastroenteritis using innovative summative scoring, specifically designed for adults, which is a cost-effective, readily …

The MVS seems to measure effectively the global severity of disease in a cohort of children with acute gastroenteritis. These data support the use of the MVS as an outcome measure in future …

Gastroenteritis is a transient disorder due to enteric infection, usually caused by viruses, characterized by sudden onset of diarrhoea, with or without vomiting.

Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Scale (GSSS): This instrument is based on Rome IV criteria [1] and consists of seven items pertaining to main gastro-intestinal symptoms (constipation, …

This flowchart should be used in conjunction with current UK guidance, which it does not replace (see references). Consult other guidance in the case of immunosuppression or chronic …

Jul 17, 2025 · The primary outcome was moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis, defined by a score of 9 or higher on the modified Vesikari scale (scores range from 0 to 20, with higher scores …

Jan 23, 2025 · To develop and internally validate a new severity score to more accurately assess the clinical severity forms of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children from birth to age 5 years.

We developed and evaluated a new predictive score (GASTROVIM score) using the classification and regression trees. We compared its diagnostic performance with the two existing scores: …