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- Title
Gastrointestinal symptoms in travellers.
- Authors
McGregor, Alastair C.; Wright, Stephen G.
- Abstract
Diarrhoea is probably the single most common medical complaint in returning travellers. The most common pathogens are entero-toxigenic Escherichia coli, Shigella, Salmonella and Campylobacter. Viruses, toxigenic Arcobacter and Bacteroides fragilis, as well as parasites such as Cryptosporidium sp, are increasingly recognised but are not tested for in most diagnostic laboratories. Blood in stools is a sign of invasive disease and should trigger exclusion of invasive amoebic disease. The use of empiric antibiotics may shorten illness but is complicated by the diversity of bacterial causes and emerging resistance.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL disease complications; DIAGNOSIS of diarrhea; ANTIBIOTICS; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; HELMINTHS; PROTOZOA; TRAVEL hygiene; TROPICAL sprue; VIRUS diseases; CONTINUING education units; DISEASE duration; DISEASE complications; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Clinical Medicine, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p93
- ISSN
1470-2118
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7861/clinmedicine.15-1-93