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Background
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Infectious
Noninfectious
Watery Diarrhea
Evaluation
Management
- Tends to be self limiting
- Supportive care: IVF, pain control, antipyretics
- Severe disease may warrant ciprofloxacin and/or TMP-SMX
Key
- S susceptible/sensitive (usually)
- I intermediate (variably susceptible/resistant)
- R resistant (or not effective clinically)
- S+ synergistic with cell wall antibiotics
- U sensitive for UTI only (non systemic infection)
- X1 no data
- X2 active in vitro, but not used clinically
- X3 active in vitro, but not clinically effective for Group A strep pharyngitis or infections due to E. faecalis
- X4 active in vitro, but not clinically effective for strep pneumonia
Table Overview
Disposition
See Also
References
- ↑ Marx et al. “Cholera and Gastroenteritis caused by Noncholera Vibrio Species”. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine 8th edition vol 1 pg 1245-1246.
- ↑ Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014