Diagnosis of viral gastroenteritis: limits and potential of currently available procedures

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Population

Patients with viral gastroenteritis, particularly young children in non-industrialized countries

Design

Review

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Discussion

Enhanced viral gastroenteritis diagnostics may aid detection in children; leaves open optimal implementation in resource-limited settings.

Population

Patients with viral gastroenteritis, particularly young children in non-industrialized countries

Intervention

Diagnostic methods for viral gastroenteritis (clinical and laboratory approaches, specimen collection, and detection methods)

Outcome

Performance and limitations of diagnostic methods (including sensitivity, specificity, and turnaround time)

This review outlines the evolution, performance, and limitations of current clinical and laboratory diagnostic procedures for viral gastroenteritis.

Sidoti et al. (2015) studied this question.

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Enhanced viral gastroenteritis diagnostics may aid detection in children; leaves open optimal implementation in resource-limited settings.