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Clinical features

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Infection may be asymptomatic (25-50%) (1)

Most cases have symptoms of diarrhoea, abdominal pain (which may be prominent) and fever (1)

Most cases are self-limiting within 2-3 days (80-90% resolve within 1 week)

May experience bloody stools and vomiting and feeling generally unwell

  • abdominal pain
  • diarrhoea (often bloody)
  • rarely:
    • septicaemia
    • reactive arthritis
    • pancreatitis
    • endocarditis
    • Guillain-Barre syndrome
    • haemolytic uraemic syndrome
  • this condition may mimic acute appendicitis or colitis

Reference:

  • PHE (2019). Recommendations for the Public Health Management of Gastrointestinal Infections

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