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Gastrointestinal Infections

Gastrointestinal infections are diseases of the digestive tract produced by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, helminths, and fungi, that colonize or invade the gut mucosa. Clinically they present with diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, and, in chronic or invasive forms, malabs…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 84× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4526

Overview

Gastrointestinal infections are diseases of the digestive tract produced by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, helminths, and fungi, that colonize or invade the gut mucosa. Clinically they present with diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, and, in chronic or invasive forms, malabsorption and systemic spread. Transmission is predominantly fecal-oral through contaminated food and water, though contact and, for some agents, environmental reservoirs also contribute. Intestinal parasitic infections illustrate the spectrum well: soil-transmitted helminths acquired in settings of poor sanitation cause substantial morbidity among children, while protozoa and opportunistic organisms become significant in immunocompromised hosts. Bacterial enteropathogens may be carried by domestic animals and isolated from stool surveillance, underscoring the zoonotic dimension of gut infection. Diagnosis relies on stool microscopy and culture, antigen and molecular assays, and, for complications, cross-sectional imaging. Management combines rehydration, targeted antimicrobial or antiparasitic therapy, and treatment of sequelae, while antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance patterns increasingly shape therapeutic choices. Prevention centers on safe water, sanitation, hygiene, and food safety. Because gastrointestinal infections impose a large global burden, particularly in resource-limited regions, epidemiological study of prevalence, risk factors, and emerging pathogens remains central to public-health control.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 84 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Digestive Disorders and Diagnosis (ISSN 2574-4526).

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Rongbiao Tang · China Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbinska · Poland Divey Manocha · United States

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