The office evaluation of infectious diarrhea.

Bergquist, E J · Prim Care · 1990

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Abstract

Diarrhea is a frequent complaint heard in the office practice of medicine and can represent any of a variety of processes, including several infectious causes. Clues to the infectious processes are reviewed and an approach to their evaluation from history, through physical examination, laboratory evaluation, and initial therapy are discussed.

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