Infectious Diseases and HIV Conference

Gastrointestinal infections are among the greatest public health concerns, resulting in millions of cases around the world.

Gastrointestinal infections have high morbidity and mortality, focusing on etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic challenges, and treatment approaches for gastrointestinal infections.

Etiology and Pathogens: Bacteria, viruses, and parasites are the causes of gastrointestinal infections. The most common causes among the bacteria are Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter; however, viral infection is mainly due to rotavirus and nor virus.

All the transmission routes, risk factors, and epidemiology will be covered during this session, thereby emphasizing the site-specific scenario for proper prevention and control.

Clinical Presentation: The clinical presentation of gastrointestinal infections can vary from very mild gastroenteritis to life-threatening conditions. This lecture will cover the presentation of various pathogens, which might include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and fever.The clinical decision-making and whether an additional workup or hospitalization may be required calls for assessing the severity and duration of symptoms.

Diagnosis and Laboratory Testing: The treatment should be guided appropriately by the correct diagnosis of the gastrointestinal infection.

Methods of diagnosis will be discussed, with discussions including stool cultures, antigen detection tests, and molecular diagnostics like PCR. Session: Challenges in diagnosis in resource-poor settings; the value of rapid identification of pathogens as a guide for decisions in treatment: Treatment Strategies: Current Treatment Options for GI Infections.

This session will review supportive care and hydration strategies, along with judicious use of antibiotics. Effective use of antimicrobial stewardship in the treatment of bacterial infections will also be discussed, in addition to the challenges around antibiotic resistance.

More importantly, this session will highlight the essence of patient education concerning symptom management and the process of prevention of transmission.

Emerging Trends and Public Health Implications. Emerging trends in gastrointestinal infections, such as changes in pathogen distribution with climate change and the rising tide of new pathogens, will also be presented. The presentation will underscore and emphasize public health efforts to prevent infection, through vaccination, food safety measures, and hygiene education.

Join us in an exciting session with the best minds as we try to bridge the gap over the complicated gastrointestinal infections so that these very important public health issues can be better appreciated and managed by us.