Diarrhea in the returned traveller: Difference between revisions

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-= Differential Diagnosis =
+== Differential Diagnosis ==
 * Bacteria
-** ''Escherichia coli'' (entero-hemorragic (EHEC), entero-toxigenic (ETEC)): most common cause
+** ''[[Escherichia coli]]'' (entero-hemorragic (EHEC), entero-toxigenic (ETEC)): most common cause
 *** Usually afebrile
 *** Diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC) also exists
-** ''Campylobacter jejuni'': more common in SE Asia
+** ''[[Campylobacter jejuni]]'': more common in SE Asia
-** ''Salmonella'' (non-typhoidal)
+** ''[[Salmonella]]'' (non-typhoidal)
-** ''Shigella''
+** ''[[Shigella]]''
-** ''Plesiomonas'' (unclear if cause of diarrhea)
+** ''[[Plesiomonas]]'' (unclear if cause of diarrhea)
-** ''Vibrio cholerae''
+** ''[[Vibrio cholerae]]''
 * Viruses
-** Noroviruses: most common virus
+** [[Norovirus]]: most common virus
 * Parasites
-** ''Giardia lamblia'': usually afebrile
+** ''[[Giardia lamblia]]'': usually afebrile
-** ''Entamoeba histolytica''
+** ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]''
-** ''Cyclospora cayetanensis''
+** ''[[Cyclospora cayetanensis]]''
-** ''Cryptosporidium''
+** ''[[Cryptosporidium]]''
-** ''Strongyloides stercoralis''
+** ''[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]''
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