title: Diarrhea in U.S. troops deployed to Thailand.
abstract: Ninety-five (28%) of 333 U.S. military personnel deployed to Ubonratchathani, Thailand, for 1 month in February 1993 developed diarrhea. Campylobacter jejuni was identified in 6 (25%), attaching and effacing Escherichia coli was identified in 3 (13%), nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. were identified in 2 (8%), and rotavirus was identified in 1 (4%) of 24 persons who had diarrhea and submitted specimens.
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Echeverria
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hoge
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Arness
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Dunnavant
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States