Case series study of traveler's diarrhea in U.S. military personnel at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.
Military personnel with traveler's diarrhea (n=202) while deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, from June to September 2002 were evaluated for pathogen-specific immune responses. Serologic and fecal immunoglobulin A (IgA) titers to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli antigens (CS6, CS3, and LT) were quite low. In contrast, subjects with Campylobacter infections had high serologic and fecal IgA responses.
Naval Medical Research Center, Enteric Disease Department, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, USA. chad.porter@med.navy.mil
C K
CK
Porter
H
H
El Mohammady
S
S
Baqar
D M
DM
Rockabrand
S D
SD
Putnam
D R
DR
Tribble
M S
MS
Riddle
R W
RW
Frenck
P
P
Rozmajzl
E
E
Kilbane
A
A
Fox
R
R
Ruck
M
M
Lim
Y J
YJ
Johnston
E
E
Murphy
J W
JW
Sanders
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000276:immunology*; D004403:Dysentery / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D054307:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D014195:Travel; D014421:Turkey
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G