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Review
. 2016 Mar;100(2):317-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.08.017.

Traveler's Diarrhea

Stanley L Giddings  1 , A Michal Stevens  1 , Daniel T Leung  2
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Review

Traveler's Diarrhea

Stanley L Giddings et al. Med Clin North Am. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Traveler's diarrhea (TD) is the most common travel-related illness, and it can have a significant impact on the traveler. Pretravel consultation provides an excellent opportunity for the clinician to counsel the traveler and discuss strategies such as food and water hygiene, vaccinations, and medications for prophylaxis or self-treatment that may decrease the incidence and impact of TD. Postinfectious sequelae, such as postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome, reactive arthritis, and Guillain-Barre syndrome, may develop weeks or months after return.

Keywords: Antibiotic prophylaxis; Diarrhea; Epidemiology; Probiotics; Risk factors; Travel.

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