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Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Travelers' Diarrhea among Korean Travelers Visiting South-East Asia by Ji Yong Ahn; Jin-Won Chung; Kyu-Jin Chang; Myung Hwan You; Jin Sung Chai; Young A Kang; Seong-Han Kim; Hyesook Jeoung; Doosung Cheon; Ahyong Jeoung; Eun Suk Choi is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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The morbidity of travelers' diarrhea (TD) is still high. This study examined the incidence of common pathogens and characteristics of TD among Korean travelers who visited South-East Asian countries. We performed a prospective study involving 479 Korean travelers with diarrheal disease from February 2009 to April 2009 and stool samples were examined and questionnaire surveys were done after arrival. Enterotoxigenic __Escherichia coli__ (ETEC) was found in 36.0% of TD cases, as were the following: Enteroaggregative __Escherichia coli__ (EAEC) in 27.0%, __Vibrio parahaemolyticus__ in 13.1%, and Norovirus in 11.5%. The detected rate of classic TD was higher in men (__P__ = 0.007), in patients who had a shorter duration trip (__P__ = 0.023) and in patients who drank more than 1 liter of water per day (__P__ = 0.037). Positive stool culture rates were higher in men (__P__ = 0.005), in hospitalized patients (__P__ = 0.013). and in those who consumed impure water or raw foods (__P__ = 0.033). A higher severity of disease corresponded to a significantly higher culture positivity rate (__P__ = 0.029). We should consider the possibility of other pathogens in addition to ETEC in patients with
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- Author
- Ji Yong Ahn; Jin-Won Chung; Kyu-Jin Chang; Myung Hwan You; Jin Sung Chai; Young A Kang; Seong-Han Kim; Hyesook Jeoung; Doosung Cheon; Ahyong Jeoung; Eun Suk Choi
- Publisher
- Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMJE); Seoul: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (ISSN 1011-8934)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)