[Infectious disease observed upon travel return. Retrospective and prospective investigation conducted in 1992 with 15 hospitals].
We report 1,302 cases of patients observed in the Department of Infectious Diseases in 15 French hospitals: 1,036 in a retrospective study in 1991; 266 in a prospective study in 1992. 48% of patients suffered from malaria, diarrhoea or hepatitis; 50% were admitted in the hospital. We have numbered 191 cases of non tropical diseases, 14 cases of HIV seropositivity and 14 cases of adverse events due to antimalarial chemoprophylaxis.
Cuzin-Ferrand
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Bequet
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Armengaud
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D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D005602:France; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014195:Travel
Pathologie infectieuse observée au retour des voyages. Enquête rétrospective et prospective menée en 1992 auprès de 15 hôpitaux.