Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis refers to inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, involving both the stomach and the small intestine and resulting in acute diarrhea. The inflammation is caused most often by infection with certain viruses, less often by bacteria or their toxins, parasites, or adverse reaction to something in the diet or medication. Worldwide, inadequate treatment of gastroenteritis kills 5 to 8 million people per year, and is a leading cause of death among infants and children under 5.At least 50% of cases of gastroenteritis as foodborne illness are due to norovirus. Another 20% of cases, and the majority of severe cases in children, are due to rotavirus. The third significant viral agent is astrovirus.Many different bacteria can cause gastroenteritis, including salmonella, shigella, staphylococcus, Campylobacter jejuni, clostridium, E. coli, yersinia, and others. Some sources of the infection are improperly prepared food, reheated meat dishes, seafood, dairy, and bakery products. Each organism causes slightly different symptoms but all result in diarrhea. Colitis, inflammation of the large intestine, may also be present.Risk factors are consumption of improperly prepared foods or contaminated water and travel or residence in areas of poor sanitation. The incidence is 1 in 1,000 people. (From the Wikpedia article Gastroenteritis.)

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Recent Publications on Gastroenteritis:
Acute Gastroenteritis Caused by GI/2 Sapovirus, Taiwan, 2007. To the Editor: Sapovirus is an etiologic agent of human gastroenteritis....	5th July, 2008	Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China; and	Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jul;14(7):1169-1171.
etymologia: Sapovirus [sap' o-vi'' rs]. Formerly Sapporo-like virus after Sapporo, Japan, where first recognized...	5th July, 2008	Sources: Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary, 31st ed. Philadelphia:	Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jul;14(7):1045.
Elevated urinary nitrite and citrulline levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The objective of this research was to determine, if NO production, as...	4th July, 2008	Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical	Inflammopharmacology. 1999;7(2):155-61. DOI Direct Link
Identification of enteroviruses in naturally infected captive primates. In a recent study, we investigated cases of diarrheal disease among...	4th July, 2008	Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, and Gastroenteritis and	J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jul 2;. DOI Direct Link
The Epidemiology of Human Rotavirus Associated with Diarrhoea in Kenyan Children: A Review. Rotavirus gastroenteritis still remains a major cause of morbidity and...	3rd July, 2008	Enteric Viruses Research Group, Institute of Primate Research, P.O. Box	J Trop Pediatr. 2008 Jul 1;. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Gastroenteritis:
Acute Gastroenteritis caused by GI/2 Sapovirus, Taiwan	Center for Disease Control and Prevention:  Jun 30 2008 7:45PM Matching: gastroenteritis
CDC Observes Reduction in Rotavirus Disease After the Introduction of ROTATEQ(R), Merck's Rotavirus Vaccine	SmartBrief:  Jun 25 2008 8:34PM Matching: gastroenteritis
CDC Observes Reduction in Rotavirus Disease After the Introduction of ROTATEQ(R), Merck's Rotavirus Vaccine	Yahoo! Canada:  Jun 25 2008 7:43PM Matching: gastroenteritis
CDC Observes Reduction in Rotavirus Disease After the Introduction of ROTATEQ(R), Merck's Rotavirus Vaccine	Stockwatch:  Jun 25 2008 7:01PM Matching: gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis outbreak in South Australia claims another life	News-Medical.Net:  Jun 18 2008 4:41AM Matching: gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis Clinical Trials:
Vaccine Efficacy ag Rotavirus Diarrhoea; Vaccine Given w Routine Childhood Vaccinations in Healthy African Infants	Prophylaxis Rotavirus
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Rotavirus Vaccination for Children in Korea	Gastroenteritis;   Rotavirus Vaccines;   Cost-Effectiveness
Efficacy, Safety, Reactogenicity & Immunogenicity of the Rotarix Vaccine in Japanese Infants.	Gastroenteritis Caused by Rotavirus
Year 3 Extension for Efficacy Follow-up in Subjects Vaccinated in Studies Rota-028, 029 or 030.	Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
Assess the Immunogenicity & Safety of 2 Doses of Oral Live Attenuated Human Rota(HRV)Vaccine in Healthy Infants in India	Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7351720	N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7364658	Systems and methods using multiple solvents for removal of lipids from fluids
7368136	Preventives or remedies for infection, anti-endotoxin agents, vaccine adjuvants and growth promoters
7368270	Human phospholipases
7368284	Porcine CMP-N-Acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase gene
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Companies working in the area of Gastroenteritis from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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ratiopharm GmbH ratiopharm is one of the leading international generics producer and in our home country Germany the top selling and most commonly prescribed pharmaceutical brand. We produce high quality medicines... www.ratiopharm.com/        View full profile

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