Objective: To assess the prevalence of diarrhea at a university-affiliated medical center and the presence of modifiable risk factors. Methods: A point prevalence survey was conducted. All patients ...

Diarrhea is a symptom of many health conditions. It refers to passing runny or loose stool more than three times a day. You might experience diarrhea along with cramping, intense urges to poop, ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --Hospital bedsheets cleaned in commercial machines with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea ...

Persistent diarrhea is a commonly encountered but poorly recognized and often misunderstood illness, according to Herbert DuPont, MD, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at The University ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Pediatricians said they’re seeing an uptick in a nasty stomach bug in young kids. Most parents have heard of the virus behind this – it’s Rotavirus. It causes severe diarrhea, ...

Bacterial gastroenteritis, or food poisoning, is a bacterial infection of the digestive system, such as the stomach. Treatment typically involves rest and drinking plenty of fluids, but some may ...

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), ...

The results of this study indicate that diarrhea is very common in hospitalized patients. In our one day survey, 16.7% of all hospitalized patients reported diarrhea and 12.4% reported 2 or more ...