Diarrhea
Stool weight>200g/d, acute<2weeks, persistent if 2~4 weeks, chornic>4weeks in duration
- Traverlers → enterotoxigenic or enteroaggregative E.coli,Campylobacter, Shigella, Aeromonas, norovirus, Coronavirus, Salmonella
Russia(St.Petersburg → giardia-associated diarrhea), Nepal(Cyclospora, Campers) - Consumers of certain foods
- Immunodeficient persons → IgA deficiency, hypogammaglobulinemia, chronic granulomatous diasease)
- Daycare attendees and their family members → Shiegealla, giardia, Cryptosporidium, rotavirus.
- Institutionalized persons
Reference: Harrisons_Principles_of_Internal_Medicine,_19th_Edition
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