Etiologies of bloody diarrhea in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis to US emergency departments

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Among 111 children presenting with bloody diarrhea in a multicenter study of molecular testing in US emergency departments, we found viral pathogens in 18%, bacteria in 48%, protozoa in 2%, and no pathogens detected in 38%.