Gastrointestinal Infection Among International Travelers Globally
| Autor: | Greenwood, Z, Black, J, Weld, L, O'Brien, D, Leder, K, Von Sonnenburg, F, Pandey, P, Schwartz, E, Connor, Ba, Brown, G, Freedman, Do, Torresi, J, Barnett, E, Carosi, Giampiero, Castelli, Francesco, Chen, L, Wilson, M, Delmont, J, Parola, P, Gurtman, A, Hale, D, Gelman, S, Jenks, Np, Jong, E, Haulman, J, Keystone, J, Kain, K, Kozarsky, P, Franco Paredes, C, Licitra, C, Loutan, L, Lynch, M, Mcdonald, S, Mclellan, S, Müller, R, Nutman, T, Klion, A, Pérez, Cp, Sack, B, Mckenzie, R, Sagara, H, Schlagenhauf, P, Steffen, R, Shaw, M, Stauffer, W, Walker, P, Wilder Smith, A, Lim, Pl, Wittner, M. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Gastrointestinal Diseases Administration Oral Developing country Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Tropical Medicine Environmental health Epidemiology Parasitic Diseases Prevalence medicine Humans Developing Countries Aged Retrospective Studies Travel Middle East business.industry Developed Countries Australia Retrospective cohort study Bacterial Infections General Medicine Middle Aged Causality Diarrhea Tropical medicine Etiology Female medicine.symptom business human activities Developed country |
| Popis: | Background Data on relative rates of acquisition of gastrointestinal infections by travelers are incomplete. The objective of this study was to analyze infections associated with oral ingestion of pathogens in international travelers in relation to place of exposure. Methods We performed a multicenter, retrospective observational analysis of 6,086 travelers ill enough with any gastrointestinal infection to seek medical care at a GeoSentinel clinic after completion of travel during 2000 to 2005. We determined regional and country-specific reporting rate ratios (RRRs) in comparison to risk in northern and western Europe. Results Travel to sub-Saharan Africa (RRR = 282), South America (RRR = 203), and South Asia (RRR = 890) was associated with the greatest rate of gastrointestinal infections. RRRs were moderate (25–142) for travel to Oceania, the Middle East, North Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. RRRs were least ( |
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