Diarrhoea in travellers. (January 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Diarrhoea in travellers. (January 2018)
- Main Title:
- Diarrhoea in travellers
- Authors:
- Barrett, Jessica
Brown, Mike - Abstract:
- Abstract: Travellers' diarrhoea is a common illness, particularly among travellers visiting low-income countries, and is generally self-limiting and uncomplicated. However, it has a disproportionate impact on well-being, occurring as it does during holidays or business trips, and can result in severe dehydration. Most causes of acute travellers' diarrhoea are bacterial or viral, and the pathogen is often not identified, either because the illness resolves too quickly, or because medical attention is sought only after a delay. Parasites are a more important cause of chronic diarrhoea after travel; however, the most common reason for continuing symptoms is post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome. Here we review the epidemiology and causative organisms, and provide a rationale for the investigation and treatment of both acute and chronic travel-associated diarrhoea.
- Is Part Of:
- Medicine. Volume 46:Number 1(2018)
- Journal:
- Medicine
- Issue:
- Volume 46:Number 1(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 46, Issue 1 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0046-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 24
- Page End:
- 29
- Publication Date:
- 2018-01
- Subjects:
- Antibiotics -- Campylobacter -- diarrhoea -- Escherichia coli -- irritable bowel syndrome -- MRCP -- travel
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http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.mpmed.2017.10.001 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1357-3039
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