Infectious Diarrhea: Norovirus and Clostridium difficile in Older Adults

• Autores: Mary B. White, Shobita Rajagopalan, Thomas T. Yoshikawa
• Localización: Clinics in geriatric medicine, ISSN 0749-0690, Vol. 32, Nº. 3, 2016, págs. 509-522
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Norovirus infection usually results in acute gastroenteritis, often with incapacitating nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is highly contagious and resistant to eradication with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Appropriate preventative and infection control measures can mitigate the morbidity and mortality associated with norovirus infection. Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of health care-associated diarrhea in the United States. Antibiotic use is by far the most common risk factor for C difficile colonization and infection. Appropriate preventive measures and judicious use of antibiotics can help mitigate the morbidity and mortality associated with C difficile infection.