title: A microbiologist's guide to travellers abroad: do as I say not as I do.
abstract: Clinical microbiologists do not normally prescribe prophylactic antibiotics for travellers' diarrhoea, and when questioned at a Hospital Infection Society (HIS) meeting only 2% admitted doing so. During a HIS visit to India, 5 (28%) members took daily ciprofloxacin prophylaxis and none of them developed diarrhoea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University Hospital of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ala'Aldeen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008829:Microbiology; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin