Traveler's Diarrhea.

Stanley L Giddings, A Michal Stevens, Daniel T Leung

Journal: The Medical clinics of North America 2016;100(2):317-30

PMID: 26900116

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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.

Address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; Division of Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 North Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.08.017

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MeSH Terms: Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Antidiarrheals, Arthritis, Reactive, Bismuth, Dehydration, Diarrhea, Female, Fluid Therapy, Foodborne Diseases, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Humans, Immunocompromised Host, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Organometallic Compounds, Pregnancy, Probiotics, Risk Factors, Salicylates, Travel, Travel Medicine, Vaccines, Waterborne Diseases