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Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Infection

MedGen UID:: 223910
•Concept ID:: C1167648
•: Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An infection that affects the gastrointestinal system and the abdomen. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbdominal and Gastrointestinal Infection

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Pathological process
  - Disease Attributes
    - Infectious disease
      - Infectious Disorder by Site
        Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Infection
        Infectious disease of abdomen
        Appendicitis
        Acute perforated appendicitis
        Peritoneal Infection
        Peritonitis
        Meconium peritonitis
        Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Associated Peritonitis
        Sclerosing peritonitis
        Septic peritonitis
        Subdiaphragmatic abscess
        Tuberculous peritonitis
        Typhlitis
        Infectious disease of digestive tract
        Anal infection
        Anorectal Infection
        Perianal abscess
        Cecal Infection
        Clostridioides difficile infection
        Clostridium difficile colitis
        Esophageal Infection
        Fungal esophagitis
        Viral esophagitis
        Gallbladder Infection
        Acute cholecystitis
        Gastric Infection
        Bacterial gastritis
        Helicobacter pylori infection
        Viral gastritis
        gastroenteritis
        Bacterial gastroenteritis
        Cholera Morbus
        Colitis
        Cryptococcal gastroenteritis
        Diverticular disease
        Dysentery
        Enteritis
        Enterocolitis
        Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
        Esophagitis
        Gastritis
        Inflammatory bowel disease
        Mucositis
        Proctitis
        Viral gastroenteritis
        Hepatic Infection
        Liver abscess
        Viral hepatitis
        Infectious colitis
        Amebic dysentery
        Clostridium Colitis
        Cytomegalovirus colitis
        Infectious Enterocolitis
        Pancreatic Infection
        Small Intestinal Infection
        Campylobacter Jejuni Infection
        Duodenal Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines.

Di Saverio S, Podda M, De Simone B, Ceresoli M, Augustin G, Gori A, Boermeester M, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Tarasconi A, De' Angelis N, Weber DG, Tolonen M, Birindelli A, Biffl W, Moore EE, Kelly M, Soreide K, Kashuk J, Ten Broek R, Gomes CA, Sugrue M, Davies RJ, Damaskos D, Leppäniemi A, Kirkpatrick A, Peitzman AB, Fraga GP, Maier RV, Coimbra R, Chiarugi M, Sganga G, Pisanu A, De' Angelis GL, Tan E, Van Goor H, Pata F, Di Carlo I, Chiara O, Litvin A, Campanile FC, Sakakushev B, Tomadze G, Demetrashvili Z, Latifi R, Abu-Zidan F, Romeo O, Segovia-Lohse H, Baiocchi G, Costa D, Rizoli S, Balogh ZJ, Bendinelli C, Scalea T, Ivatury R, Velmahos G, Andersson R, Kluger Y, Ansaloni L, Catena F
World J Emerg Surg 2020 Apr 15;15(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00306-3. PMID: 32295644 Free PMC Article

American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Update: Management of Pancreatic Necrosis.

Baron TH, DiMaio CJ, Wang AY, Morgan KA
Gastroenterology 2020 Jan;158(1):67-75.e1. Epub 2019 Aug 31 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.064. PMID: 31479658

Crohn's Disease: Diagnosis and Management.

Veauthier B, Hornecker JR
Am Fam Physician 2018 Dec 1;98(11):661-669. PMID: 30485038

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Imaging of infra-thoracic tuberculosis.

Kanthawang T, Pattamapaspong N, Peh WCG, Hammami N, Bouaziz MC, Ladeb MF
Br J Radiol 2024 Feb 28;97(1155):492-504. doi: 10.1093/bjr/tqad051. PMID: 38288505

Bowel Imaging in Children: Part 2.

Kandasamy D, Sharma R, Gupta AK
Indian J Pediatr 2019 Sep;86(9):817-829. Epub 2019 Feb 21 doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-02878-8. PMID: 30790185

Intra-abdominal sepsis: new definitions and current clinical standards.

Hecker A, Reichert M, Reuß CJ, Schmoch T, Riedel JG, Schneck E, Padberg W, Weigand MA, Hecker M
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2019 May;404(3):257-271. Epub 2019 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s00423-019-01752-7. PMID: 30685836

Management of enteroatmospheric fistulae.

Terzi C, Egeli T, Canda AE, Arslan NC
Int Wound J 2014 Jun;11 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):17-21. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12288. PMID: 24851732 Free PMC Article

Intra-abdominal healing: gastrointestinal tract and adhesions.

Munireddy S, Kavalukas SL, Barbul A
Surg Clin North Am 2010 Dec;90(6):1227-36. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.08.002. PMID: 21074038

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Diagnosis

Imaging of infra-thoracic tuberculosis.

Kanthawang T, Pattamapaspong N, Peh WCG, Hammami N, Bouaziz MC, Ladeb MF
Br J Radiol 2024 Feb 28;97(1155):492-504. doi: 10.1093/bjr/tqad051. PMID: 38288505

Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Tuberculosis.

Eraksoy H
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2021 Jun;50(2):341-360. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.02.004. PMID: 34024445

Management of Chronic Abdominal Distension and Bloating.

Lacy BE, Cangemi D, Vazquez-Roque M
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Feb;19(2):219-231.e1. Epub 2020 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.03.056. PMID: 32246999

Intra-abdominal sepsis: new definitions and current clinical standards.

Abdominal Tuberculosis.

Rathi P, Gambhire P
J Assoc Physicians India 2016 Feb;64(2):38-47. PMID: 27730779

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Therapy

Effect of Early vs Late Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Gao X, Liu Y, Zhang L, Zhou D, Tian F, Gao T, Tian H, Hu H, Gong F, Guo D, Zhou J, Gu Y, Lian B, Xue Z, Jia Z, Chen Z, Wang Y, Jin G, Wang K, Zhou Y, Chi Q, Yang H, Li M, Yu J, Qin H, Tang Y, Wu X, Li G, Li N, Li J, Pichard C, Wang X
JAMA Surg 2022 May 1;157(5):384-393. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.0269. PMID: 35293973 Free PMC Article

The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines.

Coccolini F, Roberts D, Ansaloni L, Ivatury R, Gamberini E, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Coimbra R, Kirkpatrick AW, Pereira BM, Montori G, Ceresoli M, Abu-Zidan FM, Sartelli M, Velmahos G, Fraga GP, Leppaniemi A, Tolonen M, Galante J, Razek T, Maier R, Bala M, Sakakushev B, Khokha V, Malbrain M, Agnoletti V, Peitzman A, Demetrashvili Z, Sugrue M, Di Saverio S, Martzi I, Soreide K, Biffl W, Ferrada P, Parry N, Montravers P, Melotti RM, Salvetti F, Valetti TM, Scalea T, Chiara O, Cimbanassi S, Kashuk JL, Larrea M, Hernandez JAM, Lin HF, Chirica M, Arvieux C, Bing C, Horer T, De Simone B, Masiakos P, Reva V, DeAngelis N, Kike K, Balogh ZJ, Fugazzola P, Tomasoni M, Latifi R, Naidoo N, Weber D, Handolin L, Inaba K, Hecker A, Kuo-Ching Y, Ordoñez CA, Rizoli S, Gomes CA, De Moya M, Wani I, Mefire AC, Boffard K, Napolitano L, Catena F
World J Emerg Surg 2018;13:7. Epub 2018 Feb 2 doi: 10.1186/s13017-018-0167-4. PMID: 29434652 Free PMC Article

Nutrition and sepsis.

Cohen J, Chin DN
World Rev Nutr Diet 2013;105:116-125. Epub 2012 Oct 12 doi: 10.1159/000341280. PMID: 23075593

Dyspepsia: organic versus functional.

Oustamanolakis P, Tack J
J Clin Gastroenterol 2012 Mar;46(3):175-90. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318241b335. PMID: 22327302

Peritonitis.

Spalding DR, Williamson RC
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2008 Jan;69(1):M12-5. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.Sup1.28050. PMID: 18293728

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Prognosis

Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines.

Coccolini F, Corradi F, Sartelli M, Coimbra R, Kryvoruchko IA, Leppaniemi A, Doklestic K, Bignami E, Biancofiore G, Bala M, Marco C, Damaskos D, Biffl WL, Fugazzola P, Santonastaso D, Agnoletti V, Sbarbaro C, Nacoti M, Hardcastle TC, Mariani D, De Simone B, Tolonen M, Ball C, Podda M, Di Carlo I, Di Saverio S, Navsaria P, Bonavina L, Abu-Zidan F, Soreide K, Fraga GP, Carvalho VH, Batista SF, Hecker A, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G, Tartaglia D, Galante JM, Wani I, Kurihara H, Tan E, Litvin A, Melotti RM, Sganga G, Zoro T, Isirdi A, De'Angelis N, Weber DG, Hodonou AM, tenBroek R, Parini D, Khan J, Sbrana G, Coniglio C, Giarratano A, Gratarola A, Zaghi C, Romeo O, Kelly M, Forfori F, Chiarugi M, Moore EE, Catena F, Malbrain MLNG
World J Emerg Surg 2022 Sep 21;17(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00455-7. PMID: 36131311 Free PMC Article

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C): a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes.

Santos MO, Gonçalves LC, Silva PAN, Moreira ALE, Ito CRM, Peixoto FAO, Wastowski IJ, Carneiro LC, Avelino MAG
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2022 Jul-Aug;98(4):338-349. Epub 2021 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2021.08.006. PMID: 34863701 Free PMC Article

Intra-abdominal healing: gastrointestinal tract and adhesions.

Munireddy S, Kavalukas SL, Barbul A
Surg Clin North Am 2010 Dec;90(6):1227-36. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.08.002. PMID: 21074038

Peritonitis.

Spalding DR, Williamson RC
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2008 Jan;69(1):M12-5. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.Sup1.28050. PMID: 18293728

Aortoenteric fistulas.

Peck JJ, Eidemiller LR
Arch Surg 1992 Oct;127(10):1191-3; discussion 1193-4. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420100049008. PMID: 1417484

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Clinical prediction guides

New Understanding of Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Endometriosis.

Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310 Free PMC Article

Abdominal Tuberculosis.

Rathi P, Gambhire P
J Assoc Physicians India 2016 Feb;64(2):38-47. PMID: 27730779

Acute appendicitis: modern understanding of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management.

Bhangu A, Søreide K, Di Saverio S, Assarsson JH, Drake FT
Lancet 2015 Sep 26;386(10000):1278-1287. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00275-5. PMID: 26460662

Pediatric appendicitis score.

Samuel M
J Pediatr Surg 2002 Jun;37(6):877-81. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.32893. PMID: 12037754

Aortoenteric fistulas.

Peck JJ, Eidemiller LR
Arch Surg 1992 Oct;127(10):1191-3; discussion 1193-4. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420100049008. PMID: 1417484

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Recent systematic reviews

Preoperative combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation for preventing complications in elective colorectal surgery.

Willis MA, Toews I, Soltau SL, Kalff JC, Meerpohl JJ, Vilz TO
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Feb 7;2(2):CD014909. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014909.pub2. PMID: 36748942 Free PMC Article

Efficacy of Probiotics for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Zhang T, Zhang C, Zhang J, Sun F, Duan L
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:859967. Epub 2022 Apr 1 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.859967. PMID: 35433498 Free PMC Article

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C): a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes.

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: A systematic review of epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment.

Al-Zanbagi AB, Shariff MK
Saudi J Gastroenterol 2021 Sep-Oct;27(5):261-274. doi: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_148_21. PMID: 34213424 Free PMC Article

Clinical presentation of childhood leukaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clarke RT, Van den Bruel A, Bankhead C, Mitchell CD, Phillips B, Thompson MJ
Arch Dis Child 2016 Oct;101(10):894-901. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311251. PMID: 27647842

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