Infographic: Gastrointestinal Tract Infections

Gastrointestinal (GI) tract infections with viruses, bacteria, and parasites are among the main causes of gastroenteritis, the inflammation of the lining of the stomach and the intestines.

Diarrhea is a common symptom of gastroenteritis. Globally, diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, killing 525,000 children every year. [1]

Molecular diagnostics, such as real-time PCR assays, have shown higher sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value than culture, allowing more accurate detection of enteropathogenic bacteria to support effective patient outcomes. [2] [3] [4]

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References:

1. Diarrheal disease. World Health Organization.
2. Özcan, Nida et al. “Culture and culture-independent diagnostic tests in Campylobacter enteritis.” Journal of infection in developing countries vol. 16,4 616-621. 30 Apr. 2022, doi:10.3855/jidc.14902 
3. Liu, Jie et al. “Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: a reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study.” Lancet (London, England) vol. 388,10051 (2016): 1291-301. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31529-X 
4. Frederick S. Southwick. Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, 4e Ed. McGraw Hill, 2020.