Gastrointestinal infections can be bacterial or viral. Symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. There may also be bloody mucus in the stool.
Treatment for gastrointestinal infection includes taking antibiotics and staying hydrated. Common antibiotics used to treat gastrointestinal infection are penicillin, cephalosporin, antifolate / sulfa combinations, nitroimidazole, penem, glycopeptide, and monobactam antibiotics.