Mild-moderate

- For treatment of enteric parasites, see Recommended Empiric Therapy of Enteric Parasitic Infections.

 
Usual Pathogens
ViralParasitic:

Giardia
Cryptosporidium
Cyclospora

 
Bacterial:

diarrheagenic E. coli
Campylobacter spp
Shigella spp
Salmonella spp

 
Uncommonly:

Aeromonas spp
Plesiomonas spp
Vibrio spp, non cholerae
Yersinia spp

 

- These organisms usually cause self-limiting diarrhea. Antibiotic therapy is generally not recommended unless symptoms are severe or prolonged, or patient is immunocompromised.


Therapy Dose Duration
Fluid replacement