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Bacterial Gastroenteritis Definition
Common names:
  • Bacterial Dysentery
  • Bacterial Enteritis
  • Bacterial Gastroenteritis
  • Diarrhea due to Bacteria
  • Dysentery
  • E Coli Gastroenteritis
  • Enteritis Bacterial
  • Enteritis due to Bacteria
  • Gastroenteritis Bacterial
  • Intestinal Infection Bacterial
A person with bacterial gastroenteritis has inflammation of the intestines or stomach caused by a bacterial infection. The inflammation can result in vomiting and diarrhea.

Most cases of bacterial gastroenteritis are caused by eating food that is contaminated by bacteria.

Common bacterial causes for gastroenteritis include:
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Last Updated: Sep 11, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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