Antimicrobial prevention and therapy for travelers' infection.
International journeys are increasing and more than 70 million people from industrialized countries cross the borders of tropical countries every year. More than 50% of them will suffer from some form of infectious illness, ranging from mild travelers' diarrhea to severe dengue fever to fatal malaria, with a wide spectrum of microbiological entities. Travel-related respiratory infections, including TB, and sexually transmitted infections are also increasingly reported. Awareness of travel-related risk is not always adequate among international travelers. Specific training on travel medicine-related issues, as well as better diagnostic facilities for imported diseases, is crucial for physicians and nurses in industrialized countries.
University of Brescia, Unit for Tropical and Imported Diseases, Spedali Civili General Hospital, Piazza Spedali Civili, 1 25123 Brescia, Italy. castelli@med.unibs.it
Francesco
F
Castelli
Susanna
S
Capone
Barbara
B
Pedruzzi
Alberto
A
Matteelli
D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001512:Bedding and Linens; D001733:Bites and Stings; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005334:Fever; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014195:Travel
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000930:Antidiarrheals; D000962:Antimalarials