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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]
Overview
The exact prevalence of infectious colitis worldwide is unknown. However, it is estimated that 2 to 4 billion episodes of infectious diarrhea (including infectious colitis) occur annually with the largest burden in developing countries. Enteric bacteria are the most common pathogens causing infectious colitis. The highest morbidity and mortality of infectious colitis is in children under the age of five years.[1][2]
Prevalence of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) has been reported to range from a low of 16 percent to a high of 64 percent among infants with rectal bleeding. FPIAP is the most common cause of non-infectious colitis in infancy. Allergic colitis is mainly a disease of infants, with onset usually in the first two to three months of life. There is a slight male predominance (50–61.6%) for allergic colitis
Epidemiology and Demographics
References
- ↑ Kosek M, Bern C, Guerrant RL (2003). "The global burden of diarrhoeal disease, as estimated from studies published between 1992 and 2000". Bull World Health Organ. 81 (3): 197–204. PMC 2572419. PMID 12764516.
- ↑ Navaneethan U, Giannella RA (2011). "Infectious colitis". Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 27 (1): 66–71. doi:10.1097/MOG.0b013e3283400755. PMID 20856114.