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Is fever and mucus presence a guarantee that diarrhea in toddler is due to bacterial infection and not viral infection?
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No: Fever is a non-specific factor common to both viral & bacterial infections. Mucus is a more localized reaction to any germ but is not specific. Blood mixed with mucus/stool is suggestive but not conclusive for bacteria. There are always bacteria in the stool. A positive stool culture for known pathogens along with symptoms is good evidence for a bacterial infection as the cause.
Answered 4/28/2019
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