Emergency Department Recommendations for Non-Admitted Patients
Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis

Note

Usually self-limiting

If Diarrhea in the Setting of Fever, Prolonged Symptoms, Bloody Diarrhea

Duration of Treatment

Obtain Enteric Bacterial Pathogen PCR and adjust duration based on organism identification:

  • Campylobacter jejuni: 3 days
  • Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): 3 days
  • Salmonella enterica, typhi or paratyphi: 7 days (14 days if immunocompromised)
  • Shigella: 3 days (7-10 days for immunocompromised)