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:
Molecular detection of novel adenoviruses in fecal specimens of captive monkeys with diarrhea in China. Adenovirus (AdV) has been recently detected among monkeys with diarrhea in...	21st November, 2009	Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,	Vet Microbiol. 2009 Oct 28. DOI Direct Link
Acute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong: a population-based telephone survey. SUMMARYA population-based telephone survey of acute gastroenteritis (AG)...	21st November, 2009	Department of Community and Family Medicine and Stanley Ho Centre for	Epidemiol Infect. 2009 Nov 20:1-10. DOI Direct Link
Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands. 8. Notifiable diseases. Objective - To seek evidence for a possible infectious origin of the type...	21st November, 2009	Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.	Acta Neurol Scand. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
Correlation Between Flagellin A (flaA) Genotypes and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Campylobacter jejuni Strains Isolated from Children with Gastroenteritis in Athens, Greece. Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common enteric pathogens...	21st November, 2009	Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aeginition Hospital, University of	Mol Diagn Ther. 2009 Dec 1;13(6):389-395. doi: DOI Direct Link
The path to Crohn's disease: Is mucosal pathology a secondary event? Current models of Crohn's disease (CD) invoke an initial disturbance of...	20th November, 2009	Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC,	Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Nov 18. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Gastroenteritis:
New Advances and Insights in Gastroenterology Presented at College's 74th Annual Meeting	21st October, 2009	American College of Gastroenterology	BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many of the world's preeminent gastroenterologists will gather for the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 74th Annual Scientific
New Report Just Published: World Endoscopy Systems Market Report	7th July, 2009	Reportlinker	NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com just added a new market research report to its catalogue. World Endoscopy Systems Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0109885/World-Endoscopy

BioNews Results for Gastroenteritis:
Management of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients with Hematological Malignancies Treated with Chemotherapy	MDLinx:  Nov 19 2009 10:07AM Matching: gastroenteritis
Impact of an ICU Liaison Nurse Service on major adverse events in patients recently discharged from ICU	MDLinx:  Nov 19 2009 9:54AM Matching: gastroenteritis
Evaluation of Postoperative Long-Term Quality of Life after Laparoscopic Anterior Partial Fundoplication in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	MDLinx:  Nov 18 2009 1:26PM Matching: gastroenteritis
Validation of the Spanish version of a questionnaire to measure quality of care through the eyes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (QUOTE-IBD)	MDLinx:  Nov 18 2009 1:26PM Matching: gastroenteritis
Primary Care Providers' Knowledge, Practices, and Perceived Barriers to the Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity	MDLinx:  Nov 18 2009 1:26PM Matching: gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7579469	Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof
7592449	Structural carotenoid analogs for the inhibition and amelioration of disease
7595174	Polynucleotide encoding an il-29 polypeptide
7595192	Process for the production of temperature-induced tumor cell lysates for use as immunogenic compounds
7597886	Tumor necrosis factor-gamma
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Companies working in the area of Gastroenteritis from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Syngene Syngene is a world leader in gel documentation (gel doc) and analysis systems. These range from low cost entry level kits to fully computer controlled automatic analysers for fluorescence,... www.syngene.com        View full profile
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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