Polymicrobial aetiology of travellers' diarrhoea.
Of 35 US Peace Corps volunteers in Thailand, 20 (57%) had a total of 30 episodes of diarrhoea during their first 6 weeks in the country. Enteric pathogens were associated with 90% of the episodes. A single pathogen was identified in 17 (57%) episodes, 2-4 pathogens were identified in 10 (33%) episodes, and there were 15 symptomless infections. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) was identified in 37% of these episodes, and various salmonella serotypes were isolated in 33%. Infections with 9 other enteric pathogens were also identified: Campylobacter jejuni (17%), Plesiomonas shigelloides (13%), Aeromonas hydrophila (10%), Blastocystis hominis (7%), Norwalk virus (7%), Vibrio parahaemolyticus (3%), non-O1 Vibrio cholerae (3%), Vibrio fluvialis (3%), and rotavirus (3%). In total, 56 enteric infections were documented in 35 volunteers.
Taylor
D N
DN
Echeverria
P
P
Blaser
M J
MJ
Pitarangsi
C
C
Blacklow
N
N
Cross
J
J
Weniger
B G
BG
D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014777:Virus Diseases