Abstract
As a rule, travelers' diarrhea is a self-limited bacterial infection that affects approximately 40 % of travelers to developing countries. Health-care professionals who see returning travelers have noted that some travelers afflicted with diarrhea do not recover completely but, instead, develop chronic diarrhea or a persistent change in gastrointestinal function. Concurrent with this observation has been the recognition that in many patients with long-standing irritable bowel syndrome, an episode of traveler's diarrhea or gastroenteritis preceded the onset of symptoms. Before a diagnosis of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome is considered, other diagnostic considerations must be excluded. This review will examine an approach to the patient with chronic diarrhea posttravel.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic diarrhea in travelers.
A1 - Connor,Bradley A,
PY - 2013/3/28/entrez
PY - 2013/3/28/pubmed
PY - 2013/3/28/medline
SP - 203
EP - 10
JF - Current infectious disease reports
JO - Curr Infect Dis Rep
VL - 15
IS - 3
N2 - As a rule, travelers' diarrhea is a self-limited bacterial infection that affects approximately 40 % of travelers to developing countries. Health-care professionals who see returning travelers have noted that some travelers afflicted with diarrhea do not recover completely but, instead, develop chronic diarrhea or a persistent change in gastrointestinal function. Concurrent with this observation has been the recognition that in many patients with long-standing irritable bowel syndrome, an episode of traveler's diarrhea or gastroenteritis preceded the onset of symptoms. Before a diagnosis of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome is considered, other diagnostic considerations must be excluded. This review will examine an approach to the patient with chronic diarrhea posttravel.
SN - 1523-3847
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23532349/full_citation
L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11908-013-0328-2
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
